Calycanthus L.
Sweetshrub
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(Calycanthus) · 7/17/2012 · Wildlife Pond Loop Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 15 cm) 
Species not yet identified 
(Calycanthus) · 7/17/2012 · Wildlife Pond Loop Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) Species not yet identified 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Magnoliidae | Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others |
| Order | Laurales | Trees and shrubs, including bay laurels, cinnamon, avocado, sassafras and others |
| Family | Calycanthaceae | Sweetshrub or spicebush family |
| Genus | Calycanthus | From the Greek kalyx, “calyx,” and anthos, “flower,” and referring to the similarity between the sepals and petals |
Calycanthus description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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