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Carolina Sweetshrub

Calycanthus floridus

Photo by JenKnight
Published on Project Noah
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35.9575, -83.869

Field Notes

Notes:

Evidently this plant was also called the "bubby bush" in early America - a reference to the way women wore the flowers in their bosoms as perfume.

Species ID Suggestions

Carolina allspice

Calycanthus floridus
Laura B.
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Comments (1)
JenKnight
Thanks for the correction! I always confuse the names and didn't bother to verify...

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Flowers of the Southeastern United States
Mission
Flowers of North America
Photographed
PublishedApril 28, 2013

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