Lindera benzoin

ClassificationDicots
FamilyLauraceae
Family (Traditional)Lauraceae
GenusLindera
Species:Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume
Common NameNorthern Spicebush
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 9
C value 5
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Anderson (KY), Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Bourbon (KY), Boyle (KY), Bracken (KY), Breathitt (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Carter (KY), Casey (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Clay (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Daviess (KY), Edmonson (KY), Elliott (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Gallatin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Graves (KY), Green (KY), Greenup (KY), Hancock (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Harrison (KY), Henderson (KY), Henry (KY), Hickman (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Knott (KY), Knox (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Lawrence (KY), Lee (KY), Leslie (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Magoffin (KY), Marion (KY), Martin (KY), Mason (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Mercer (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Monroe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nicholas (KY), Ohio (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Owsley (KY), Pendleton (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Russell (KY), Scott (KY), Spencer (KY), Taylor (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Union (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Webster (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Perry (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Tipton (TN), Trousdale (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN), Wayne (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1933 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100516432 Adair Kentucky 25 Jul 1988 Bruce Hoagland
447
EKY
Lindera benzoin
31234100516424 Adair Kentucky 09 Oct 1988 Bruce Hoagland
814
EKY
Lindera benzoin
31234100516416 Adair Kentucky 08 Jun 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10381
EKY
Lindera benzoin
APSC0103479 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Lindera benzoin
MTSU001465 Anderson Tennessee 01 Apr 1978 Riley E. Sain
4
MTSU
Lindera benzoin
TENN-V-0103263 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Lindera benzoin
TENN-V-0103260 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Lindera benzoin
TENN-V-0103262 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Lindera benzoin
TENN-V-0103264 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Lindera benzoin
TENN-V-0103261 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Lindera benzoin
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Plant Photos

Lindera benzoin - Dwayne Estes
Lindera benzoin - Dwayne Estes
Lindera benzoin - Dwayne Estes
Lindera benzoin - Dwayne Estes
Lindera benzoin - Milo Pyne
Lindera benzoin - Milo Pyne
Lindera benzoin - Milo Pyne
Lindera benzoin - Milo Pyne
Lindera benzoin - Tara Littlefield
Lindera benzoin - Tara Littlefield
Lindera benzoin - Tara Littlefield
Lindera benzoin - Tara Littlefield
Lindera benzoin - Theo Witsell
Lindera benzoin - Theo Witsell
Lindera benzoin - Theo Witsell
Lindera benzoin - Theo Witsell
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw
Lindera benzoin - Joey Shaw