Characteristics
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
sassafras
Mesic to dry forests, edges of forests, woodlands, talus slopes, bluffs, sand dunes, dry stream banks, pastures, hedge rows, successional fields, and road banks. Often in sandy or gravely soils.
Tree
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
Mitchell and Beal 1979, van der Werff 1997
Citation
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
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Species Distribution Map
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