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Northern Spicebush, Benjamin Bush
Scientific Name: Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume
Synonym:
Family: Lauraceae ...

Comments: Spicebush (Vis. 1) is so named because of the
aroma it gives of if any part of the plant is broken. The
plant will grow in shade but as with many plants will fail
to develop good fall color or density. In the sun, the ...

Spicebush becomes a large, 5- to 8-foot-tall shrub that is slightly wider than tall. It is the preferred food for the black and blue spicebush swallowtail butterfly larvae.
Noteworthy characteristics: Aromatic foliage, showy fruit, good autumn color.

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Spicebush, Japanese, Lindera obtusiloba
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Spicebush
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About 80 species of aromatic, evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, margin entire or 3-lobed. Dioecious - male and female plants.

4. Spicebush Swallowtail Spicebush, sassafras (Papilio troilus) (Lindera benzoin)
5. Tiger Swallowtail Wild cherry, birch, ash (Papilia glaucus) poplar, apple, tulip tree
6. Zebra Swallowtail pawpaw (Papilio marcellus) (Asimina triloba) ...

Japanese Spicebush ( Lindera obtusiloba )
Japanese Spiraea ( Spiraea japonica )
Japanese Spurge ( Pachysandra terminalis ) ...

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Spirea (Spiraea )
Sumac, staghorn (Rhus hirta)
Summersweet clethra, sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)
Sweetleaf, horse-sugar (Symplocos tinctoria)
Sweetshrub, Carolina allspice, spicebush (Calycanthus floridus) ...

Early-spring-flowering plants in this section include the spicebush, serviceberry, and dogwood. An assortment of native wildflowers also make a colorful summer display.

Sassafras (along with other members of the laurel family) is the host plant for the spicebush swallowtail butterfly.

Adam's Needle - Common Perriwinkle
Common Persimmon - Northern Red Oak
Northern Spicebush - Thickspike Wheatgrass
Thin Paspalum - Yerba Mansa ...

Blueberries (Vaccinium) 4. Hawthorns (Crataegus) 5. Fruit Trees 6. New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus) 7. Privet (Ligustrum) 8. Lilac (Syringa) 9. Redbud (Cercis) 10. Spicebush (Lindera) 11. Spirea (Spirea) 12. Sumac (Rhus) ...

Examples include serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis and A. arborea), redbud (Cercis canadensis), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), American holly (Ilex opaca), red mulberry (Morus rubra), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), ...

the popularity of this plant is not debated, which common name to use might be. In addition to common sweetshrub, common names include Carolina allspice, strawberry shrub, sweet-scented shrub, Bubby blossom, Sweet Bubby, Sweet Bettie, and spicebush.

See also: Lindera benzoin, Benzoin, Pink, Laurel, Rose