Illicium floridanum

Common names: Red-flowered Illicium, Aniseed-tree, Purple Anise, Anise Tree

Genus: Illicium

Species: Illicium floridanum

Class: Polyandria

Order: Polygynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Illicium

Modern Species: Illicium floridanum

Modern Family: Illiciaceae

Plant Type: shrub or tree

Color: dark red to purple or maroon

Native Region: SE US

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum