Illicium parviflorum Michaux ex Ventenat. Section: Cymbostemon. Common name: Swamp Star-anise, Yellow Anise-tree, Ocala Anise-tree. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Wet hammocks, swamps, bayheads, also sometimes cultivated and persistent. Distribution: Native of central peninsular FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Illicium parviflorum is most closely related to a group of West Indian species.
Other Comments: This species is extensively used in the horticultural trade and has been widely introduced in various places in the Southeastern United States.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl2, FNA3, K4, NS, POWO, S, S13, WH3; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Illicium parviflorum Michx. ex Vent. 1799
Links to other floras: = Illicium parviflorum - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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Height: 8-10 feet
plant sale text: Yellow anise-tree grows into an upright rounded mass and is excellent for screening purposes. Its leaves have a pleasant licorice-like aroma when crushed. This versatile shrub normally grows in moist woods and swamps and is tolerant of wet soil. However, it thrives in normal garden soil, and is fairly drought-tolerant once established. Its growth will be thicker and denser in full sun.
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native range: Georgia & Florida
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