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Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Bladen Co., NC 25 Mar 2007 Statewide in North Carolina, Sassagras grows in many different habitats from forests to fields to disturbed roadsides. | |
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Bladen Co., NC 25 Mar 2007 Sassafras flowers are yellow clusters at the ends of branches and appear before the leaves in the spring. | |
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 Leaf shape is quite variable, as illustrated on this sapling, where leaves may be unlobed or have one or two lobes. | |
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Scotland Co., NC 20 Apr 2008 | |
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Bladen Co., NC 25 Mar 2007 Sassafras was used for decades to flavor root-beer until research showed that some ingredients in Sassafras may cause cancer. |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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