sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)
Family: Calycanthaceae
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| Form:
This is a shrub that reaches 10 ft. in height. It typically has multiple stems. |
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Leaves: Shape: ovate to elliptical Margin: entire Texture: dark green above, whitened & pubescent below Variation: N/A |
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| Bark:
The bark is light brown, thin, and has lenticels. |
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| Twigs and Buds:
Twigs have an aromatic smell and attached are pubescent brown buds. |
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| Flowers and Fruit:
It produces purplish flowers in late spring. The fruit pod contains many seeds*. |
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| Distinguishing Characteristics:
It has fragrant when leaves are crushed; it is a shrub(up to 6 feet in height). It is opposite and spicebush is alternate. |
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| Range:
Virginia south to Florida west to Mississippi. |
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| Silvics:
It is shade tolerant and grows in mixed deciduous forests and along stream banks. |
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| Ecological and Cultural Importance:
Commonly used as a landscape plant in Europe. |
