22+ Lindera Benzoin Spicebush

A grove of spicebush that are about 4 5 feet tall.

Lindera benzoin spicebush. The bark is brown to gray brown and speckled with light colored lenticels. Pubescens northern spicebush legal status. Benzoin northern spicebush lindera benzoin var. Spicebush is a deciduous shrub that may grow to 8 to 15 feet that can be found in rich forests dry forests on slopes and swamps. This photo shows the alternate arrangement of the leaves along the stems. The leaves are alternate with a smooth margin. Leaves produce a spicy odor when crushed.

Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of lindera benzoin. Lindera benzoin commonly called spicebush is a missouri native deciduous shrub with a broad rounded habit which typically grows 6 12 less frequently to 15 high in moist locations in bottomlands woods ravines valleys and along streams. Lindera benzoin commonly called spicebush common spicebush northern spicebush wild allspice or benjamin bush is a shrub in the laurel family native to eastern north america ranging from maine and new york to ontario in the north and to kansas texas and northern florida in the center and south. Native introduced native and introduced.