Carolina Allspice – 5/8/25

Observer: Paul Lauenstein

Observation Date: 5/8/25

Observation Time: 7:20 a.m.

Observation Location: Moose Hill Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary

Common Name: Carolina Allspice

Scientific Name: Calycanthus floridus

Comments: Also known as Carolina Sweetshrub, this shrub deserves its name. The blossoms are fragrant and the leaves are aromatic when bruised. It’s range has expanded to New England from the middle-Atlantic states as a result of transplantation by humans.

More Information: Wikipedia and North Carolina Native Plant Society