Lauraceae
Pondspice
Litsea aestivalis
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Litsea
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Litsea aestivalisLauraceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pondspice
Synonyms
- Glabraria geniculata (Michx.) Britton
- Laurus aestivalis L.
- Laurus geniculata Walter
- Laurus geniculata Michx.
- Lindera aestivalis (L.) Blume ex Rehder
- Lindera benzoin var. aestivalis (L.) Meisn.
- Litsea geniculata (Marshall) Mez
- Tetranthera geniculata (Marshall) Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.