Carolina allspice
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Carolina allspice is a shrub belonging to the genus Calycanthus. It is also known as strawberry shrub. The term "allspice" can also refer to Pimenta dioica, a tropical evergreen tree native to the West Indies and Central America, whose berries are used as a spice with a flavor combining cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg.12
Other plants are also called allspice, including the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), which is a flowering shrub native to the southeastern United States. Florida allspice is a specific variety of Carolina allspice. American allspice is another name for Carolina allspice.234
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allspiceOther plants known as allspiceā¦of the sweet shrubs, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), a handsome flowering shrub native to the southeastern United States and often cultivated in England. Other allspice varieties include the Japanese allspice (Chimonanthus praecox), native to eastern Asia and planted as an ornamental in England and the United States, and theā¦
Read Moreā¦of the sweet shrubs, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), a handsome flowering shrub native to the southeastern United States and often cultivated in England. Other allspice varieties include the Japanese allspice (Chimonanthus praecox), native to eastern Asia and planted as an ornamental in England and the United States, and theā¦
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Eastern sweet shrub, or Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), is a shrub about 3 metres (10 feet) tall from the southeastern United States. Georgia sweet shrub (C. brockianus) is sometimes listed as its own species or as a subspecies of the Eastern sweet shrub. Western sweet shrub, also known asā¦
Read MoreEastern sweet shrub, or Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), is a shrub about 3 metres (10 feet) tall from the southeastern United States. Georgia sweet shrub (C. brockianus) is sometimes listed as its own species or as a subspecies of the Eastern sweet shrub. Western sweet shrub, also known asā¦
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LauralesOther familiesCalycanthus floridus (Carolina allspice) and C. occidentalis (California allspice), both members of Calycanthaceae, are grown as ornamental shrubs and valued for their sweetly fragrant summer flowers. The aromatic bark of C. floridus is used as a spice. Chimonanthus praecox (also called C. fragrans, and commonly known asā¦
Read MoreCalycanthus floridus (Carolina allspice) and C. occidentalis (California allspice), both members of Calycanthaceae, are grown as ornamental shrubs and valued for their sweetly fragrant summer flowers. The aromatic bark of C. floridus is used as a spice. Chimonanthus praecox (also called C. fragrans, and commonly known asā¦
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