Sassafras albidum

Sassafras albidum
Sassafras albidum, Wanaque, New Jersey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Sassafras
Species:
S. albidum
Binomial name
Sassafras albidum
Natural range
Synonyms[2]
  • Laurus sassafras L.
  • Sassafras albidum var. molle (Raf.) Fernald
  • Sassafras officinalis T. Nees & C.H. Eberm.
  • Sassafras triloba Raf.
  • Sassafras triloba var. mollis Raf.
  • Sassafras variifolium Kuntze

Sassafras albidum (sassafras, white sassafras, red sassafras, or silky sassafras) is a species of Sassafras native to eastern North America, from southern Maine and southern Ontario west to Iowa, and south to central Florida and eastern Texas. It occurs throughout the eastern deciduous forest habitat type, at altitudes of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level.[3][4][5] It formerly also occurred in southern Wisconsin, but is extirpated there as a native tree.[6]

  1. ^ Stritch, L. (2018). "Sassafras albidum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T62020487A62020489. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T62020487A62020489.en. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Sassafras albidum
  3. ^ Flora of North America: Sassafras albidum
  4. ^ U.S. Forest Service: Sassafras albidum (pdf file)
  5. ^ Hope College, Michigan: Sassafras albidum
  6. ^ Griggs, Margene M. (1990). "Sassafras albidum". In Burns, Russell M.; Honkala, Barbara H. (eds.). Hardwoods. Silvics of North America. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – via Southern Research Station.