Laurus nobilis - Sweet Bay
Lauraceae
Laurus nobilis or Sweet Bay is a medium-sized evergreen tree whose branches used in garlands symbolizes victory or accomplishment.
The Sweet Bay was among the first species to be named in the genus Magnolia, when in 1753 the great botanist Linnaeus commemorated Pierre Magnol (1638 - 1715), French professor of botany at Montpelier.
Sweet Bay can be found in the wild in Florida bay heads, swamps and stream banks. Leaves are very fine for flavoring broths and sauces. Fresh off the tree, the flavor is unique and fun to use.
Laurel or Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis)
This attractive, evergreen tree grows 10 to 12 feet with a spread of 8 to 10 feet. The thick, leathery, dark green leaves are 2 to 4 inches long and 1 inch wide, with wavy margins.
The true laurel—that of history and classical literature—is Laurus nobilis, called also bay and sweet bay. It is native to the Mediterranean, where to the ancients it symbolized victory and merit and was sacred to Apollo.
Scratch a leaf or twig with your fingernail and inhale the spritely fragrance of sweet bay, renowned for its use as a flavoring since ancient Grecian times.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -wild cherry, ash, tulip tree, willow, sweet bay, basswood, aspen, birch
Gray Hairstreak - plants in the pea and mallow families
Great Spangled Fritillary - violets, pansies ...
Common name Bay tree, sweet bay, bay laurel
Botanical name Laurus nobilis
Group Evergreen shrub
Flowering time Spring
Planting time April to September
Height and Spread Up to 7.5m (23ft) unless clipped ...
Chamaedaphne, from the Greek camaidafnh (chamaidaphne), the name for the common Periwinkle (Vinca herbacea), a compound of camai (chamai) "on the ground" and dafnh (daphne), the name for the Sweet Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis), ...
Laurus nobilis (Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel)
Lindera benzoin (Northern Spicebush, Benjamin Bush)
Lindera obtusiloba (Japanese Spice Tree)
Persea americana (Avocado)
Sassafras albidum (Gumbo filé, Sassafras) ...
glauca, White Laurel, Beaver Tree, Swamp Sassafras, White Bay, Sweet Bay, Small or Laurel Magnolia, or Sweet Magnolia, is much used by beavers, who favour it both as food and building material. The light wood has no commercial use.
Magnolia virginiana. Sweet Bay. Southeastern United States
MAGNOLIACEAE (Magnolia family) ...
#733 Laurus nobilis
Common Names: bay laurel, bay, bay leaf, laurel, sweet bay
Family: Lauraceae (laurel Family)
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Laurus nobilis. Laurel. Also known as bay or sweet bay. An evergreen that can grow to 40 feet. The leaf is used in flavoring.
Lathyrus
Leucanena leucocephala. Miracle Tree.
Laurus - True Laurels
Laurus nobilis - Poet's Laurel; Sweet Bay Laurel
Licaria - Licaria Trees
Licaria triandra - Florida Licaria ...
Weeping Fig, Ficus benjamina
Mistletoe Fig, Ficus deltoidea
Spotted Laurel, Aucuba japonica
Sweet Bay, Laurus nobilis ...
This was the evergreen Magnolia virginiana from North America, known as swamp bay or sweet bay. It was sent in 1688 by a Virginian missionary called John Bannister, who had always been interested in botany.
Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis)
Sweet Brush (Cercocarpus montanus glaber)
Sweet Elder (Sambucus canadensis)
Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba')
Sweet Iris (Iris pallida) ...
Laurus: the Latin name for these plants.
Laurus nobilis [True Laurel, Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay] Common Name List
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Sweet bay, bay (Laurus nobilis)
Sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata)
Sweet clover (Melilotus species)
Sweet elder, European elder (Sambucus canadensis, Sambucus nigra, Sambucus racemosa)
Sweet flag, sweet-scented rush (Acorus calamus, Acorus americanus) ...
 See also: Bay, Laurel, Olive, Medic, Grape
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