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California spicebush

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Also known as: California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis

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In sweet shrub
…allspice or California spicebush (C. occidentalis), is from northern California and has dark reddish brown flowers. Chinese sweet shrub was formerly included in the genus but is now listed as Sinocalycanthus chinensis by most authorities.
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