Calycanthus floridus
Carolina Allspice, Eastern Sweetshrub
Other regional names: Spicebush +2 more
- Spicebush
- Strawberry Shrub
- Sweetshrub
Also known as: Basteria calycanthus Mill. +15 more
- Basteria calycanthus Mill.
- Beureria florida (L.) Kuntze
- Butneria florida (L.) Kearney
- Butneria mohrii Small
- Calycanthus acuminatus K.Koch
- Calycanthus asplenifolius K.Koch
- Calycanthus bullatus K.Koch
- Calycanthus floridus var. oblongus Aiton
- Calycanthus floridus var. ovatus Aiton
- Calycanthus incisus Sommé
- Calycanthus mohrii (Small) Small ex Pollard
- Calycanthus mohrii Small, 1908
- Calycanthus mollis Raf.
- Calycanthus nanus Small
- Calycanthus sterilis Walter
- Calycanthus tomentosus Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Calycanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Calycanthus floridus (commonly known as Carolina-allspice or Eastern Sweetshrub) is a shrub within the Calycanthaceae family. It originates in North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northeastern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Connecticut, Illinois, Italy, Korea, Maryland, New York
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms