Plants Profile for Lindera benzoin benzoin (northern spicebush)

General Information
Symbol:	LIBEB
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Lauraceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Shrub Tree
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 135. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
BEAE	Benzoin aestivale (L.) Nees

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Laurales
Family	Lauraceae – Laurel family
Genus	Lindera Thunb. – spicebush
Species	Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume – northern spicebush
Variety	Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume var. benzoin – northern spicebush

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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Maine spicebush Special Concern

Wetland Status

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