Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Lindera benzoin

spicebush
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

spicebush

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Lindera benzoin

Familia:

Lauraceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

to 10 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

red

Fenología:

deciduous

Destacado por:

Showy Fruits, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Naturalistic settings and informal wet hammock settings.

Consideraciones:

Like it's relative redbay(Persea borbonia), it's susceptible to attacks by the redbay ambrosia beetle, which spreads a deadly fungus called Laural Wilt. While we need to keep planting them for the butterflies, just be aware that you might lose it to this wilt. Maybe if we plant enough, that we'll find some that are resistant.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed, Friends

Propagación:

Luz:

Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Organic

pH del suelo:

Acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Starting…
Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds



  • Larval host for the spice bush swallowtail and other butterflies. 


  • Attracts bees and flies.


Birds and mammals eat the fruits.

Hábitats nativos:

Bluffs, floodplains, calcareous hammocks. Rare.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Spicy smell to crushed foliage.



Florida is at the southern end of the range for this species, and the range is likely disjoint with the species occurring in areas where appropriate drainage conditions (seepy) are common.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2026. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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