Calycanthus floridus L. var. floridus

Locations ofCalycanthus floridus L. var. floridus in Virginia

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Family
Calycanthaceae
Botanical Name
Calycanthus floridus L. var. floridus
Common Name
Sweet-shrub
Synonym(s)
Calycanthus floridus L.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Calycanthus floridus L.
Comments
The two vars. of Calycanthus floridus are controversial; they may have been more geographically and morphologically distinct prior to centuries of cultivation and cross-breeding.
Habitat
In Virginia, var. floridus is rare on mesic, forested bluffs and well-drained bottoms in the se. Coastal Plain sandhills. Plants matching this var. are also escaped from cultivation in fencerows, roadsides, and around old home sites in scattered counties elsewhere.
Native Status
Native

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