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Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus

Calycanthus floridus L. var. glaucus (Willd.) Torr. & A. Gray

smooth sweetshrub, eastern sweetshrub, smooth sweetshrub

Synonym(s): Calycanthus fertilis, Calycanthus floridus var. laevigatus, Calycanthus floridus var. oblongifolius, Calycanthus nanus
Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus (Smooth Sweetshrub)
Image ID: 25800
Image by: Liloia, Chris
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: CAFLG
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-09-25

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: CALYC5
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Calycanthus
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Sweetshrub
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 2-4 species, 2 (or 1) of e. North America, 1 of w. North America, and 1 of China (the latter sometimes segregated as a separate genus, Sinocalycanthus).
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Johnson in FNA (1997); Kubitzki in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Nicely (1965)=Z; Ferry & Ferry (1987)=Y.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: CALYCA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Calycanthaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Lindley 1819
FAMILY COMMON: Sweet-shrub Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 4 genera and about 8 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate e. China, temperate e. North America, temperate w. North America, and tropical ne. Australia.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Nicely (1965); Wood (1958); Li et al. (2004); Kubitzki in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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HEIGHT: 4-6 ft.
DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub
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BLOOM TIME: Apr-May
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BLOOM COLOR: Maroon flowers
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NATIVE RANGE: eastern and southern U.S.
HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: This southeastern native shrub produces fragrant reddish-brown flowers in late spring. Try planting smooth sweetshrub as part of a shrub border near your house so you can enjoy the strawberry- pineapple fragrance of its flowers. Its foliage turns bright yellow in the fall. The Cherokee Indians used the root and bark to treat kidney ailments. By lightly pruning after flowering, you can keep smooth sweetshrub more compact.

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SOIL MOISTURE: Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 4
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
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WILDLIFE VALUE: Bee Friendly
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USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: CAFLG
USDA Common Name: Eastern Sweetshrub
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Calycanthaceae Lindley 1819 (Sweet-shrub Family)
SUMMARY: A family of 4 genera and about 8 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate e. China, temperate e. North America, temperate w. North America, and tropical ne. Australia.
REFERENCE: Nicely (1965); Wood (1958); Li et al. (2004); Kubitzki in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Calycanthus L. (Sweetshrub)
SUMMARY: A genus of 2-4 species, 2 (or 1) of e. North America, 1 of w. North America, and 1 of China (the latter sometimes segregated as a separate genus, Sinocalycanthus).
REFERENCE: Johnson in FNA (1997); Kubitzki in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Nicely (1965)=Z; Ferry & Ferry (1987)=Y.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 25800 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 25800 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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