Common Name: Spice Bush
Scientific Name: Calycanthus occidentalis
Clade: vascular, angiosperm, dicot
Date Collected: April 23, 2011
Location collected: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Gardens - UCLA; pass the bridge over the river and up the hill on the path with cement.
Habitat: Moist stream banks below 4000 ft; soil moist with sun or partly shady; near the sugar bush; native to Califonia
Nativity: Native
Special Notes: Wood used by indigenous peoples for arrow; A light brown dye is obtained from the flowers.The wood and the bark from fresh shoots
has been used in basket making.
Resources: http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Calycanthus%20occidentalis
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CAOC5
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LINDE2
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