Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume

Northern Spicebush

Synonyms: Benzoin aestivale

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Magnoliid

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Family: Lauraceae

Genus: Lindera

Species: Lindera benzoin

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
ME - State Special Concern

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

PHOTOS OF Lindera benzoin

PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS