Calycanthus

Calycanthus

taxobox
name = "Calycanthus"


image_caption = "Calycanthus floridus"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Laurales
familia = Calycanthaceae
genus = "Calycanthus"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|

"Calycanthus" (sweetshrub, spicebush or strawberry-bush) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calycanthaceae, endemic to North America. The genus includes two to four species depending on taxonomic interpretation; two are accepted by the "Flora of North America".

This is a protected plant and must not be dug up in the wild under penalty.Fact|date=April 2007

They are deciduous shrubs growing to 2-4 m tall. The leaves are opposite, entire, 5-15 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. The flowers are produced in early summer after the leaves, 4-7 cm broad, with numerous spirally-arranged narrow dark red tepals (resembling a small magnolia flower); they are strongly scented. The fruit is an elliptic dry capsule 5-7 cm long, containing numerous seeds.

;Species
*"Calycanthus floridus" (Carolina Sweetshrub). Pennsylvania and Ohio south to Mississippi and northern Florida.
**"Calycanthus floridus" var. "floridus" (syn. "C. mohrii"). Twigs pubescent.
**"Calycanthus floridus" var. "glaucus" (syn. "C. fertilis"). Twigs glabrous.
*"Calycanthus occidentalis" (California Sweetshrub). California (widespread), Washington (local, Seattle area).

Related or potentially confused species

The common name "spicebush" more often refers to shrubs of the "Lindera" genus (in another family of the Laurales), especially "Lindera benzoin".

ee also

*Psychedelic plants

External links

* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=105270 "Flora of North America": "Calycanthus"]
* [http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/frame/cafl22.htm "Calycanthus floridus" images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2767,2768 Jepson Manual Treatment: "Calycanthus"]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CALYC5 USDA Plants Profile: "Calycanthus"]
* [http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/himitunohanazono/americaroubai_himitu_3.htm "Calycanthus fertilis" Images at bioimages.Flavon's Wild herb and Alpine plants ]


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