Lindera benzoin var. pubescens (Northern spicebush)

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Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume var. pubescens (Palmer & Steyerm.) Rehder

Northern spicebush

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Magnoliidae	Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order	Laurales	Trees and shrubs, including bay laurels, cinnamon, avocado, sassafras and others
Family	Lauraceae	Laurel family, mostly tropical evergreens
Genus	Lindera	Honors Johann Linder (1676-1723), a Swedish botanist and physician.
Species	benzoin	From the Arabic vernacular word meaning aromatic gum.
var.	pubescens	With soft, downy hair

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3/20/2012 · Gunpowder Falls State Park, Phoenix Rd, Phoenix, Maryland
≈ 5 × 3½" (12 × 8.7 cm) ID is uncertain

3/18/2012 · Gunpowder Falls State Park, Phoenix Rd., Phoenix, Maryland
≈ 5 × 3½" (12 × 9.1 cm) ID is uncertain

3/19/2012 · Gunpowder Falls State Park, Cockeysville, Maryland
≈ 4½ × 3½" (11 × 8.6 cm) ID is uncertain

Benzoin aestivale (L.) Nees var. pubescens Palmer & Steyerm.

Lindera benzoin var. pubescens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Jul 2023.

4/4/2011 · Oregon Ridge State Park, Timonium, Maryland
≈ 4½ × 3" (11 × 7.9 cm)

3/18/2012 · Gunpowder Falls State Park, Phoenix Rd., Phoenix, Maryland
≈ 2½ × 2" (7.2 × 5.4 cm) ID is uncertain

4/4/2011 · Oregon Ridge State Park, Timonium, Maryland
≈ 3½ × 2½" (9.8 × 6.6 cm)

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