Lindera benzoin

Spicebush

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Family: Lauraceae (Laurel family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - April

Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: August - September

The crushed leaves of Spicebush smell somewhat like lemon or citronella. It is dioecious (plants have either "male" or "female" flowers, not both).

29 March 2017 Bull Run Regional Park, Centreville, VA (flowers emerge before leaves)	3 April 2019 Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA (female flowers with swollen styles)	3 April 2019 Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA (male flowers)	5 May 2012 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Park, Glen Echo, MD
13 June 2014 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	21 June 2014 Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville, VA (female specimen with immature seeds)	22 September 2018 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (with ripe fruit)	22 September 2018 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (with ripe fruit)

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