Wild allspice (Lindera benzoin)

Wild allspice

Lindera benzoin

Family: Lauraceae Genus: Lindera Species: benzoin

Synonyms: Laurus benzoin, Laurus pseudobenzoin, Tetranthera geniculata var. grandiflora, Laurus glomerata, Lindera benzoin f. rubra, Malapoenna geniculata, Benzoin benzoin, Benzoin aestivale f. xanthocarpum, Benzoin aestivale var. pubescens, Lindera benzoin f. xanthocarpa, Lindera benzoin var. verna, Laurus fragrans, Euosmus benzoin, Lindera benzoin var. pubescens, Benzoin geniculatum, Laurus axillaris, Lindera aestivalis f. xanthocarpa, Euosmus aestivalis, Tetranthera floridana, Tetranthera aestivalis, Ozanthes benzoin, Calosmon acstivale, Benzoin odoriferum, Benzoin aestivale, Calosmon benzoin, Malapoenna glomerata

Wild allspice

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Botanical Description

Flower: Color: white; Conspicuous

Foliage: Color: green; Texture: coarse

Fruit/Seed: Color: red

Native Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

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