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Illicium parviflorum
Yellow Anise
Yellow Anisetree
Star Anise
Florida native
Endemic to Florida
Endangered Florida species
A rare shrub or small tree of wet hammocks and swamps in Volusia and Marion Counties south into Osceola and Polk Counties.
The aromatic leaves are alternate, elliptic and entire, lacking a sharp tip and typically clustered near the ends of branches. The flowers are cup-shaped, made up of 12 to 15 tightly overlapping yellow to yellow-green tepals, 6 to 7 stamens and less than 2cm (3/4 in.) across. The fruit is a star-shaped aggregate of up to 13 follicles, each containing one tiny brown seed.
The genus name Illicium refers to the allure of the plant's aroma, parviflorum means small flowers.
Illicium parviflorum is a member of the Illiciaceae - Star-anise family.
Other species of the Illicium genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Illicium floridanum - FLORIDA ANISETREE
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Oct 17, 2022
