OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Laurales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Calycanthus floridus   FAMILY Calycanthaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus   FAMILY Calycanthaceae

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 083-01-001b:

Calycanthus floridus var. laevigatus   FAMILY Calycanthaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice, Strawberry-shrub


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Calycanthus floridus   FAMILY Calycanthaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus   FAMILY Calycanthaceae

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 083-01-001b:
Calycanthus floridus var. laevigatus   FAMILY Calycanthaceae

 

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Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic to dry-mesic forests and streambanks; in the East Gulf Coastal plain in dry-mesic beech-magnolia bluff forests and lower slopes of sandhills, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC) (rare in NC Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon
Radially symmetrical
Numerous tepals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Pseudocarp

 

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