Illicium Parviflorum

Jun, Jul, Aug, Mar, Apr, May

Shrub, Tree

Woody, Perennial

12-36 ft.

These nodding, imbricate yellow to yellowish-green flowers are 1/2" wide. There are 6-12 petals per flower and flowers have a faint, pleasant scent. They grow solitary at the axils, sometimes in groups of up to 3.

A star-shaped fruit no greater than an inch composed of many follicles that split open at maturity. Cannot be used as a spice, unlike its similarly-named counterpart.