| Sassafras hesperia | |
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| Sassafras hesperia, Eocene, Washington state | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Sassafras |
| Species: | S. hesperia
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| Binomial name | |
| Sassafras hesperia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sassafras selwyni | |
Sassafras hesperia is an extinct species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae.