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Carolina Sweetshrub

Calycanthus floridus

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.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Laura B.
Laura B. 10 years ago
Carolina allspice
Calycanthus floridus


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1 Comment

JenKnight
JenKnight 10 years ago

Thanks for the correction! I always confuse the names and didn't bother to verify...

JenKnight
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JenKnight

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Apr 28, 2010
Submitted on Apr 28, 2013

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