Kingdom Plantae Family Lauraceae Rank Species | Order Laurales Genus Lindera | |
Similar Lindera melissifolia, Physostegia correllii, Myrica inodora, Samolus ebracteatus, Ilex amelanchier | ||
Lindera subcoriacea, the bog spicebush, is a plant species native to the southeastern United States from Louisiana to Virginia. It grows in acidic freshwater swamp forests in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions.
Lindera subcoriacea is a shrub that can reach up to 4 m (13 feet) in height. Leaves are broadly elliptic, up to 8 cm (3.2 inches) long, and faintly aromatic when young. Flowers are yellow. Fruits are ellipsoid, deep red, about 10 mm (0.4 inches) long.
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