Lindera praecox

Lindera praecox, the February spicebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae, native to southern China, and Japan.^[1][2] A deciduous shrub typically 4.5 to 7.5 m (15 to 25 ft) tall, it is hardy to USDA Zone 8.^[3] In the wild it is found in thickets on the slopes of hills and mountains, and on the banks of streams and lakes.^[4] It is occasionally available from specialty nurseries.^[5]

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  Bark is warty
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  Fruit are also warty
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  Female flowers
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  Habit
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  At Dunedin Botanic Garden

Lindera praecox
Male flowers
Foliage
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Lindera
Species:	L. praecox
Binomial name
Lindera praecox (Siebold & Zucc.) Blume
Synonyms[1]
List Benzoin praecox Siebold & Zucc. Lindera praecox f. pubescens (Honda) H.Ohba Parabenzoin praecox (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai Parabenzoin praecox f. angustifolium Sugim. Parabenzoin praecox var. oleopubescens Nakai Parabenzoin praecox var. pubescens Honda Parabenzoin praecox var. stipitatum Nakai Parabenzoin praecox var. stipititoides Nakai

The plant is a source of obtusilic acid.