Shrubs
Northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Zone 1 · Closest to the Water
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
Zone 3 · Upland Zone
- Size
- Height: 6 to 12 ft Width: 6 to 12 ft
- Bloom Color
- yellow
- Wetland Indicator Status
- FACW Facultative wetland — usually occurs in wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Intolerant
Notes
Prefers moist, well-drained soils but grows in wet to dry soils; sun to part shade
Wildlife Value
Larval host for several swallowtail species and the promethea silkmoth; food source for butterflies and other pollinators; songbirds eat fruits and use plant as habitat
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