Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Lindera benzoin var. pubescens
Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume var. pubescens (Palmer & Steyerm.) Rehder
Northern Spicebush, Hairy Common Spicebush
Lauraceae (Laurel Family)
USDA Symbol: LIBEPUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Lindera benzoin var. pubescens
Spice-Bush
Lauraceae
Location: Medina River Ranch, Gate 9, 200 m N of the gate.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Over half shaded by taller Celtis, Ulmus & Cornus. Moist, alluvial soil.
Description: Erect, loosely branched shrub, about 4 m tall. Leaves obovate, acute apically, cuneate basally, short petioled, to 3x6 cm. Infloresence not present. Fruit a drupe, red, sub-spherical, 4+ x 5+ mm.
County: Medina
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 13, 1992
Specimen number: 417
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0606
Accession Date: Nov 23, 1993
Accession Number: 44
Annotations: SXFXM
(in fruit)