northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
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Flowering plantsIn Summit County, Ohio

Northern spicebush

Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume

Northern spicebush in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Lindera
Near Summit County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (13)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (49)
  • Recorded, season not shown (24)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
northern spicebush by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County219 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County102 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County158 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County78 · Season shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County157 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County48 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County55 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County224 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County48 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County68 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County250 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Summit County

Early August to mid-October, middle week mid-September

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks. An earlier season is not shown: recorded in two separate seasons of its own.

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Recording in Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 in all

Records per week from 250 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of northern spicebush in Summit County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of northern spicebushYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000711
Jan 11–1700665
Jan 18–2400601
Jan 25–3100526
Feb 1–700608
Feb 8–1421619
Feb 15–2111629
Feb 22–2811748
Mar 1–700728
Mar 8–1400852
Mar 15–21111,055
Mar 22–28111,007
Mar 29 – Apr 4741,005
Apr 5–111871,654
Apr 12–182082,454
Apr 19–25842,699
Apr 26 – May 21353,970
May 3–9653,569
May 10–16334,053
May 17–23223,509
May 24–30834,045
May 31 – Jun 6002,874
Jun 7–13533,158
Jun 14–201063,796
Jun 21–27433,501
Jun 28 – Jul 4633,968
Jul 5–11003,632
Jul 12–18324,051
Jul 19–25223,855
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,908
Aug 2–81043,828
Aug 9–15623,583
Aug 16–22113,535
Aug 23–29542,939
Aug 30 – Sep 51672,840
Sep 6–121772,758
Sep 13–191372,761
Sep 20–262372,646
Sep 27 – Oct 31162,089
Oct 4–101462,317
Oct 11–17441,944
Oct 18–24541,314
Oct 25–31221,272
Nov 1–711786
Nov 8–1400761
Nov 15–2100654
Nov 22–2800703
Nov 29 – Dec 511503
Dec 6–1200447
Dec 13–1900496
Dec 20–2600522
Dec 27 – Jan 200728

Reported in flower

Only 8 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

In Ohio

Early March to late June, middle week mid-April, and again mid-July to early November, middle week mid-September

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,848 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of northern spicebush in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of northern spicebushYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10116,211
Jan 11–17335,146
Jan 18–24224,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7756,023
Feb 8–14425,888
Feb 15–21835,436
Feb 22–281256,846
Mar 1–71048,321
Mar 8–1420510,384
Mar 15–2138712,620
Mar 22–2885713,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4181919,661
Apr 5–11197826,860
Apr 12–18153939,925
Apr 19–2555841,623
Apr 26 – May 2108856,391
May 3–962952,952
May 10–1638853,785
May 17–2329957,698
May 24–3060754,651
May 31 – Jun 636853,099
Jun 7–13521053,700
Jun 14–2055956,625
Jun 21–2741855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 428858,477
Jul 5–1144961,336
Jul 12–1834764,722
Jul 19–2552969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 132859,416
Aug 2–852859,712
Aug 9–1555955,994
Aug 16–2251954,328
Aug 23–2998951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51271057,167
Sep 6–121801059,075
Sep 13–191291054,543
Sep 20–26125945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31321043,180
Oct 4–10140937,841
Oct 11–17811030,824
Oct 18–2468921,156
Oct 25–3165919,021
Nov 1–723714,172
Nov 8–1425612,621
Nov 15–21857,965
Nov 22–28948,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5936,083
Dec 6–121546,004
Dec 13–19215,423
Dec 20–26335,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2438,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower mid-March to late April, middle week Apr 5–11.

From 156 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Usually reported in fruit early July to late October, middle week Sep 6–12.

From 202 records that show fruit. Not every photo of a plant in fruit is marked as fruiting, so this shows when people reported it in fruit, not when it fruits.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maackiiOften confused in Ohio: 64 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • winterberry holly Ilex verticillataOften confused in Ohio: 18 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • sassafras Sassafras albidumOften confused in Ohio: 14 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • common pawpaw Asimina trilobaOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Cornelian cherry Cornus masOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsNo season shown · 2,848 records
  • Reported as maleUsually mid-March to mid-April, middle week early April · 48 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest71%31%
Developed20%49%
Wetland7%5%
Farmland2%11%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Open water0.2%3%

From 1,759 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,848 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.