Spicebush?

[KDdid]

Found this today while cruising for pawpaws and mushrooms. Is it spicebush?


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[Native Hunter]

Sure looks like it to me.

 

[Frosted brassica]

I have a bunch in my yard and it does well in part shade. Crush a leaf and smell it. Is it spicy? It looks like it to me. I have seen deer browsing it but they have lots of other preferences in my area.

 

[Tap]

Definately spicebush. I videoed deer targeting the leaves a few years ago. My deer eat the leaves, but I haven't seen much use of the woody browse.
I like that it offers low cover in shade where other stuff won't grow.

 

[Tap]

I found some pics from that video I took. This doe and her 2 fawns were definitely targeting spice bush. They hung around eating it for a while.
The last pic is actually her eating dead leaves from snake root. We were discussing snake root use the other day, so I thought I'd throw that pic in.