
Carolina Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus)
NATIVE. Growing in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.
This deciduous shrub fills the air with a fruity fragrance from spring until early fall! One of my favorites in the South!
Leaves and fruit!
Photos of the flowers back in April:

A species of plant within the Calycanthaceae family. The Calycanthus genus consists of four species which are all native to North America.
Similar species: Laurales

By Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Jul 10, 2018. Captured Jun 22, 2018 04:05 in 344 Carters Overlook Dr, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.