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Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
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Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
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Synonyms:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
LAAL5
Laurus albidus Nutt.
LASA6
Laurus sassafras L.
SAALM2
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees var. molle (Raf.) Fernald
SAOF5
Sassafras officinale Nees & Eberm.
SASA17
Sassafras sassafras (L.) Karst.
SAVA7
Sassafras variifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze
Distribution:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA, IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV ), CAN (ON)
Related Taxa:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
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16 genera in Lauraceae ,
1 species in Sassafras
Classification:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
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Maine :
sassafras
Special Concern
Wetland Indicator Status:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FACU-,FACU
FACU-
FACU
FACU
NO
FACU
FACU
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin
Minor
Minor
Minor
Yarrow
Minor
Minor
Minor
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits . Dover Publications, New York.
Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife . Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.
More Accounts and Images:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18158.
View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
Related Web Sites:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
AL-Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database
DE-University of Delaware
FL-Floridata
FL-University of Florida Horticulture (USFS Fact Sheet)
IA-Iowa State University Dendrology
LA-Louisiana Ecosystems and Plant Identification
MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
MO-Missouri Plants
NC-Plant Fact Sheet
NC-Poisonous Plants of North Carolina
OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey
Silvics of North America
TX-General Horticulture (TAMU)
UK-Plants For A Future
USDA FS Center for Wood Anatomy Research
USDA FS International Institute of Tropical Forestry
USDA FS Softwoods of North America
USDA FS Woody Plant Seed Manual
USDI FWS Bayscapes Conservation Landscaping
VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet
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