Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Spicebush

2024-03-27. Spicebush
(Click on images to enlarge)

For years, while walking in Deep River County Park in the early spring, I have noticed these shrubs or small trees with tiny yellow blooms. It never once entered my head that they could be Spicebush. I recently posted some pics to the IN Nature group on Facebook and those nice people clued me in.

Spicebush is a larval host of the Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly.

I would describe the bark as pretty smooth, with freckles.

2024-03-27. Spicebush bark 01

2024-03-27. Spicebush bark 02

The blossoms, as I said, are tiny, and hard to get in focus, at least for me.

2024-03-27. Spicebush blossoms 02

2024-03-27. Spicebush blossoms 01


Better pics here.

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