Spicebush
Pollinator Value
- 🐛 Larval Host
- Spicebush Swallowtail (Specialist), Promethea Moth
Growing Conditions
- Sun
- Part Sun ⛅, Shade ☁️
- Moisture
- High 💧💧💧💧, Regular 💧💧
- Bloom
- April, May
- Sociability
- S2 — Small groups
Ecology & Conservation
Proximity
- Proximity Score
ℹ
Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.
- 2
- Native Status
- Outaouais: — · QC: — · ON: ✅
Native Occurrence
- Closest Native Direction
- Southwest
- Eco-zone
ℹ
The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.
- Mixedwood Plains
- Eco-province
- Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
- Eco-region
- Erie Drift Plain
Rarity & Status
- Rarity Notes
- Secure (ON): Absent from Quebec wild.
- Rank QC
ℹ
In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.
Click here for more info → - SNA — Not Applicable
- Rank ON
ℹ
The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.
Click here for more info → - S5 — Secure — Common
- Ecological Context
- Native to Southern Ontario; thrives if planted in Gatineau.
Edibility & Foraging
- Edible
- ✅ Edible
- Commonly Eaten
- ❌ No
- Notes
- Berries (spice), leaves (tea).
Medicinal Properties
- Category
- Respiratory
- Notes
- Warming twig tea used for colds and flu.
Provenance
- Seed Provenance
- Niagara ON; Nova Scotia
- Seed Source
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Multiple seed sources:
- Botanically Inclined
- Incredible Seed Co.