Spicebush

Lindera benzoin var. pubescens

Native status unresolved in Georgia

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Lindera

Callosamia prometheaPromethea Moth
Papilio troilusSpicebush Swallowtail
Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Emmelina monodactylaMorning-Glory Plume Moth
Epimecis hortariaTulip-Tree Beauty
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain

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Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio palamedesPalamedes Swallowtail
Parasa chlorisSmaller Parasa, Green Slug Moth
Tetracis crocallataYellow Slant-Line

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

7BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Lindera

Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
Catharus fuscescensVeery
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: LAURACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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