Lindera benzoin

Spicebush

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Family: Lauraceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: early - mid April

The crushed leaves of Spicebush smell somewhat like lemon or citronella. It is dioecious (plants are either "male" or "female").




5 May 2012
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Park, Glen Echo, MD
13 June 2014
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
10 April 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
21 June 2014
Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville, VA
(female specimen with immature seeds)




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