Taxon

Calycanthus floridus

 
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Calycanthus floridus - common sweetshrub, Carolina-allspice
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Common name: common sweetshrub, Carolina-allspice
Family: Calycanthaceae (strawberry-shrub family)
Distribution: e. United States
Habitat: Deciduous or mixed woodlands, along streams and rivers, margins of woodlands; 0-1850 m
Regional red list: Ohio Presumed Extirpated Species
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A deciduous shrub growing to around 12' tall and spreading irregularly. Noted for its fragrant, reddish purple flowers which open in late spring (May) and persist into early summer. Foliage consists of simple, opposite leaves which take on an attractive yellow fall color. Light gray bark is smooth and fragrant when crushed; older wood becomes darker gray. Fruit is borne sparsely and appears as urn-shaped, dark brown capsules, bearing shiny dark brown seed.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: AES: BM28 (BM28) • Accession: D2014-0752.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2014-0752.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: DPW: BH15 (BH15) • Accession: D2014-0752.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: ENT: AU07 (AU07) • Accession: D1987-0298.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 5: PKW: AP06 (AP06) • Accession: D2002-1061.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: Woodland Garden (WLG) (WLG) • Accession: D2011-1342
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