Herbarium Specimen Details

Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees - Determined By: Channell,
Locality USA. Florida , Leon Co. : Tallahassee. 30° 26' 18" N 84° 16' 51" W
Description Weed tree.
Habitat In upland old fields.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. K. Godfrey 52940
Collection Date 09 Mar 1955
Accession Number 2733
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees - Determined By: R. K. Godfrey,
Locality USA. Florida , Leon Co. : 4 mi. NE of Tallahassee. 30° 26' 18" N 84° 16' 51" W
Description Small tree.
Habitat Upland open oak woodland.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Collector R. K. Godfrey 56581
Collection Date 11 May 1958
Accession Number 5861
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : SW of Little Fishawk Creek. T30S, R21E, Sec. 19.
Description Very common, some plants to 10 ft. tall.
Habitat Undisturbed sandhill vegetation of wiregrass [Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana], scattered saw palmetto [Serenoa repens], sand live oak [Quercus geminata], turkey oak [Q. laevis], bluejack oak [Q. incana], and persimmon [Diospyros virginiana].
Reproductive State
Collector A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 25 Sep 1975
Accession Number 119863
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : [Tampa] near Skipper Road and 30th Street [Bruce B. Downs Boulevard]. T28S, R19E, Sec. 4, NW¼. 30° 2' 54" N 84° 21' 37" W
Habitat In an undisturbed area bordering a cow pasture. Associated with wiregrass [Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana], Serenoa repens, Pinus palustris, Quercus virginiana, Q. incana on high pine woods bordering live oak hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. G. Burdett
Collection Date 27 Mar 1964
Accession Number 59110
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : [Tampa] near Skipper Road and 30th Street [Bruce B. Downs Boulevard]. T28S, R19E, Sec. 4, NW¼. 30° 2' 54" N 84° 21' 37" W
Habitat In an undisturbed area bordering a cow pasture. Associated with wiregrass [Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana], Serenoa repens, Pinus palustris, Quercus virginiana, Q. incana on high pine woods bordering live oak hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. G. Burdett
Collection Date 27 Mar 1964
Accession Number 59109
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Washington Co. : Dram Branch. Along C-279, 2.6 mi. S of Caryville. T4N, R16W, Sec. 23, NE¼ of NE¼. 30° 46' 24" N 85° 48' 51" W
Habitat Roadside ditch and adjacent bottomland forest.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen 8797
Collection Date 28 Sep 1981
Accession Number 158537
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Tampa. Road to Nowhere [now Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, C-581], NE of University of South Florida campus. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Habitat Formerly wet, swampy roadside.
Reproductive State
Collector O. K. Lakela 29553
Collection Date 13 Apr 1966
Accession Number 73330
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : North Tampa. W of 46th Street, S side of Skipper Road. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Habitat Sandhill with primary association of Quercus spp.
Reproductive State
Collector O. K. Lakela 27133
with A. Burdett
Collection Date 17 Apr 1964
Accession Number 60669
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Santa Rosa Co. : Ca. 4 mi. W of Jay, along E side of roadside, just S of Route 4. 30° 57' 11" N 87° 9' 5" W
Description Plant staminate.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. Wilhelm 8556
Collection Date 15 Mar 1981
Accession Number 169002
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Santa Rosa Co. : Ca. 4 mi. W of Jay, along E side of roadside, just S of Route 4. 30° 57' 11" N 87° 9' 5" W
Description Plant pistillate.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. Wilhelm 8557
Collection Date 15 Mar 1981
Accession Number 169057
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Alachua Co. : 1.5 mi. W of I-75 on C-236.
Habitat Disturbed turkey oak [Quercus laevis] woods.
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 8982
with J, Beckner
Collection Date 10 May 1981
Accession Number 157846
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Gadsden Co. : Aspalaga. Apalachicola River. 29° 43' 32" N 84° 58' 60" W
Reproductive State
Collector J. K. Small
Collection Date May 1928
Accession Number 17045
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : 3.5 mi. E of Astatula. 28° 42' 35" N 81° 43' 58" W
Reproductive State
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 23 Apr 1981
Accession Number 179733
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Withlacoochee State Forest. A-B trailhead, Croom Hiking Trail. T22S, R20E, Sec. 3. 28° 35' 16" N 82° 13' 39" W
Reproductive State
Collector C. vanHoek
Collection Date 14 Apr 1986
Accession Number 189174
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Hamilton Co. : Along NW 23rd Boulevard, 2.5 mi. N of its junction with C-143, ca. 2 air mi. SW of Octahatchee. T2N, R11E, Sec. 21, SW¼. 30° 34' 0" N 83° 10' 60" W
Habitat Roadside thicket.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen 13257
with J. Hansen
Collection Date 13 Jun 2008
Accession Number 246322
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Calhoun Co. : Clarksville; Pippin Cemetery Road, ca. 100 m N of FL 20.. 30° 26' 16" N 85° 12' 23" W
Description Immature tree to 2.3 m, bark scratch with sassafras odor; majority of leaves simple, the older 3-lobed, larger under-leaf midveins pubescent.
Habitat Roadside forest edge near ravines.
Reproductive State
Collector T. MacClendon 1047
with K. MacClendon
Collection Date 19 Aug 2010
Accession Number 255304
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Kentucky , Madison Co. : Berea College Campus. N side of Field Hockey Field.
Habitat Wooded area.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. D. Taylor 169
Collection Date 28 Apr 1981
Accession Number 217153
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Fish Hawk Nature Preserve, Lithia. 27° 49' 38" N 82° 12' 48" W
Habitat Edge of xeric hardwood hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 22 Mar 2012
Accession Number 287166
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Determination History
Sassafras sassafras L. H. Karst.
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Brooksville. 28° 33' 19" N 82° 23' 16" W
Habitat Waste ground.
Reproductive State
Collector M. Mulvania
Collection Date 13 May 1931
Accession Number 287700
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Louisiana , Webster Par. : Near Lick Creek on Webster Parish Road 227 ca. 5.5 mi. SE of Springhill. T23N, R10W, Sec. 3&4.
Description Green fruits; infrequent.
Habitat Mixed forest.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. M. Allen
with K. Vincent, L. Erbe
Collection Date 16 May 1977
Accession Number 138490
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Texas , Harrison Co. : E end of Pittman Street E of TX 149 beside I-20, Longview. 32° 30' 3" N 94° 44' 26" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. D. Thomas
with Family
Collection Date 21 May 1971
Accession Number 115665
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. North Carolina , Chatham Co. : Cub Creek at foot of Edwards Mountain.
Habitat Rocky upland woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector H. E. Ahles
with J. Haesloop
Collection Date 09 Apr 1960
Accession Number 44391
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Arkansas , Independence Co. : Beside Pine Hollow Road, 3 mi. W of Cushman. T14N, R8W, Sec. 13 & 14.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. D. Thomas
with Bio. 451 Class
Collection Date 14 Jun 1968
Accession Number 85834
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Arkansas , Saline Co. : Post Office Bryant.
Description 5 ft. tall.
Habitat Fence row on a flat acid region.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 360 to ft
Collector D. Demaree
Collection Date 04 Apr 1954
Accession Number 42210
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. South Carolina , Oconee Co. : Hill property, Galloway Road W of W Village Creek, Mountain Rest; N facing slope, N end of ridge near NW corner.
Description Flowers pale yellow; female; infrequent small tree 10 ft. tall.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1600 to 1700 ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 18 Apr 1992
Accession Number 213231
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. North Carolina , Orange Co. : Morgan Creek near University of North Carolina golf course.
Habitat Alluvial woods.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector M. G. Ford
Collection Date 12 Jun 1965
Accession Number 280560
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Louisiana , Lincoln Par. : Off US 80, 1 mi. W of Grambling Corners. 32° 30' 60" N 92° 45' 0" W
Habitat Cemetery, waste area and neighboring woodlands.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector T. S. Odom
Collection Date 20 Mar 1975
Accession Number 122417
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees - Determined By: C. R. Bell,
Locality USA. North Carolina , Avery Co. : 1.2 mi. E of Grandmother Gap on National Forest Road.
Habitat Road cut through mountain woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector H. E. Ahles
with J. A. Duke
Collection Date 24 Sep 1958
Accession Number 37445
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Louisiana , Cameron Par. : Along W side of road to Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge ca. 0.3 mi. N of office building. T12S, R4W, Sec. 17.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. D. Taylor
with D. C. Moore
Collection Date 26 Mar 1983
Accession Number 215406
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Louisiana , Cameron Par. : Along W side of road to Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge ca. 0.3 mi. N of office building. T12S, R4W, Sec. 17.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. D. Taylor
with D. C. Moore
Collection Date 26 Mar 1983
Accession Number 215407
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Mississippi , Lawrence Co. : Crooked Creek; S. B. Culpepper farm 5 mi. W of Newhebron.
Habitat Sandy alluvium; bullbay Nyssa, Carya, Halesia, Magnolia, Ilex overstory.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 29 Jun 1956
Accession Number 19685
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Louisiana , Lincoln Par. : S die of Highway 80, 1 mi. E of junction Highway 80 and LA 33. 32° 31' 60" N 92° 35' 60" W
Habitat Wooded area.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector D. Mahaffey
Collection Date 24 Jul 1972
Accession Number 130260
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. North Carolina , Mecklenburg Co. : Davidson; foot of Buttermilk Hill.
Description Flowers yellowish-green; staminate.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector T. Daggy
Collection Date 02 Apr 1950
Accession Number 266298
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Tennessee , Cocke Co. : Along Highway 411, 2 mi. SW of Parrottsville.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector P. Genelle
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 24 Jul 1977
Accession Number 129441
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. South Carolina , Lexington Co. : Along frontage road of I-26 at junction of US 21.
Habitat At edge of woods, sandy soil.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. L. Rodgers
Collection Date 27 Jun 1974
Accession Number 292089
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Louisiana , Winn Par. : Cloud Crossing Recreational Area; near Saline Bayou. 32° 5' 0" N 92° 54' 0" W
Habitat Low woodland.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector K. Jennings
Collection Date 16 Mar 1974
Accession Number 114821
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Alabama , Cullman Co. : E of Cullman on Blount-Cullman County line, on the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River.
Habitat Oak-pine-heath.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. D. Whetstone
Collection Date 29 Mar 1976
Accession Number 182213
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Alabama , Pickens Co. : On Highway 159, 3.7 mi. N of Gordo (junction US 82); T19S, R13W, Sec. 28.
Description Common small tree, 8 ft. tall; flowers cream.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector L. J. Davenport
Collection Date 05 Apr 1980
Accession Number 163157
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Georgia , McIntosh Co. : Near N end of Sapelo Island.
Description 4 in. DBH; 22 in. tall; fruit turning dark blue.
Habitat Understory in live oak woods.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. H. Duncan
Collection Date 08 Aug 1956
Accession Number 8321
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. North Carolina , Chatham Co. : Cub Creek at foot of Edwards Mountain.
Habitat Rocky upland woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector H. E. Ahles
with J. Haesloop
Collection Date 09 Apr 1960
Accession Number 46028
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Sep 1990
Locality USA. South Carolina , Oconee Co. : Hill property, 1 mi. SW of Mountain Rest Lake, W side of W Village Creek; NW side of Old Rocky Gap Road, Mountain Rest.
Description Peduncles red, fruit purple-black, glaucus, mature; stems green; occasional colonial tree 15 ft. tall.
Habitat N facing ridge.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 06 Aug 1990
Accession Number 202336
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. North Carolina , Orange Co. : 5 mi. N of Chapel Hill on NC 86.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. F. Logue
with R. Clark
Collection Date 29 Mar 1967
Accession Number 81991
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Louisiana , Catahoula Par. : Beside LA 124, E of Enterprise.
Habitat Beechwoods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. D. Thomas
with C. E. DePoe, E. R. Barrett, H. Stegall
Collection Date 30 Mar 1967
Accession Number 81634
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. North Carolina , Gates Co. : Along Atlantic Road, Weyerhauser tract, 1 mi. S of US 158.
Description Tree, 7 m tall; staminate.
Habitat Ditch bank.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector H. J. Ecklund
with L. J. Musselman
Collection Date 26 Mar 1975
Accession Number 118874
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. North Carolina , Mecklenburg Co. : 0.1 mi. NW of intersection Craighead Road and N Tryon Street, Charlotte.
Habitat Abandoned orchard.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector James Taylor
Collection Date 04 Apr 1968
Accession Number 86481
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees - Determined By: F. D. Bowers,
Locality USA. Tennessee , Campbell Co. : Along Route 63, 1.5 mi. N of Caryville.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. H. Morton
with F. D. Bowers
Collection Date 24 Apr 1969
Accession Number 98444
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Tennessee , Montgomery Co. : Dunbar Cave Road and Baskam Road W of Highway 79.
Habitat Edge of oak-maple woods.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector K. E. Blum
Collection Date 17 Jun 1969
Accession Number 105509
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Louisiana , Winn Par. : 0.5 mi. E of Highway 167, 7 mi. off Winnfield.
Description Common.
Habitat Open pinewoods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector H. Ghazali
Collection Date 11 Apr 1976
Accession Number 124376
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Tennessee , Robertson Co. : Vicinity of Walnut Grove.
Description Pendicels red, fruit glaucus, blue black.
Habitat Tree in fence row.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector K. E. Blum
Collection Date 15 Aug 1968
Accession Number 105508
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Determination History
Sassafras albidum Nutt. Nees
Locality USA. Florida , Liberty Co. : FL 271.
Habitat Ravine.
Reproductive State
Collector M. L. Gilbert
Collection Date 19 Apr 1964
Accession Number 280558
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Determination History
Sassafras officinale T. Nees
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Middlesex Co. : Bedford. 42° 29' 26" N 71° 16' 34" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. Rodman
Collection Date 1883
Accession Number 6779
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Determination History
Sassafras officinale T. Nees
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Middlesex Co. : Bedford. 42° 29' 26" N 71° 16' 34" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. Rodman
Collection Date 1891
Accession Number 6783
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. West Virginia , Monongalia Co. : Cooper's Rock; Darnell Hollow.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector E. M. Ross
Collection Date 19 Jul 1954
Accession Number 62761
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Kentucky , Mercer Co. : On Oregon Rd. 6 mi. off 127, just S of Salvisa, Ky.; Eastern exposure.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. T. McMurry
Collection Date 29 Apr 1961
Accession Number 43869
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. New Jersey , Ocean Co. : Lakewood; roadside. 40° 5' 52" N 74° 13' 4" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector F. Lohrer
Collection Date 06 May 1967
Accession Number 116558
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. New Jersey , Camden Co. : Haddenfield. 39° 52' 60" N 75° 1' 60" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J.B. Funderburg, Jr.
Collection Date 08 Aug 1963
Accession Number 296992
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Virginia , Fairfax Co. : Field/woods border near Burke's Spring Branch behind Longfellow Intermediate School, near junction of VA. 695 & VA. 693.
Habitat Field/woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Whiton
Collection Date 26 Jun 1981
Accession Number 183442
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Oklahoma , McCurtain Co. : Banks of Forked Lake swamp on Weyehaeuser Rd. #10450 ca. 5.6 mi. S of Eagletown Post Office. T7S, R26E, Sec. 11, NE¼. 34° 1' 60" N 94° 34' 0" W
Description Tree to 5 m tall.
Habitat Swamp; under dense canopy of Pinus taeda, Quercus phellos, Q. nigra, Carya tomentosa; soil sandy; flat.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. J. Tyrl
with S. C. Barber
Collection Date 26 Jun 1977
Accession Number 197260
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Determination History
Sassafras officinale T. Nees
Locality USA. New Hampshire , Strafford Co. : Durham Point, Durham. 43° 8' 2" N 70° 55' 35" W
Habitat Thicket near deciduous forest of oaks, maples, and hickories.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Hodgdon
Collection Date 23 Sep 1933
Accession Number 25015
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Determination History
Sassafras officinale T. Nees
Locality USA. New Hampshire , Strafford Co. : Durham Point, Durham. 43° 8' 2" N 70° 55' 35" W
Habitat Thicket near deciduous forest of oaks, maples, and hickories.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Hodgdon
Collection Date 23 Sep 1933
Accession Number 25018
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Virginia , Page Co. : N side of U.S. 211 on Rte. 675 near Luray.
Habitat Old field.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector I. Miller
Collection Date 05 May 1979
Accession Number 183114
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Illinois , Cass Co. : Beardstown; E side of U.S. Highway 67, 1219 m (4000 ft) N-NE of Hagener Rd., Arenzville W 7.5 min. quadrangle. Coordinate datum WGS 84/NAD 83. T17N, R12W, Sec. 5, SW¼, SW¼, SW¼. 39° 57' 7" N 90° 29' 1" W
Description Occasional tree about 8-10 m tall, fruit green-immature; pleasant spicy aroma (all parts), cupule and pedicel pinkish.
Habitat Deep sand; sand forest and margin with Quercus spp., Carya, Sassafras, Celastrus scandens.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 15 Jul 2006
Accession Number 282635
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Determination History
Sassafras officinale T. Nees
Locality USA. Rhode Island , Washington Co. : Matunuck, South Kingston. 41° 28' 49" N 71° 31' 21" W
Habitat Roadside in moist soil.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. P. Bill
with R. J. Eaton, A. Rehder
Collection Date 11 Jun 1927
Accession Number 25017
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Illinois , Crawford Co. : Hutsonville, E side of Raccoon Creek; W Union 7.5' quadrangle; N & S of bridge. T8N, R 11W, Sec. 8, SE¼, NW¼, SW¼. 39° 6' 34" N 87° 39' 23" W
Description Male; flowers pale yellow-green; occasional tree 10-15 ft tall.
Habitat Woodland margin on bluffs; slopes above flooded area.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 450 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 03 May 1996
Accession Number 219188
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Ohio , Athens Co. : Along Miller St., 0.1 km N of State St., 2.3 km W of US 33; Athens. 39° 20' 1" N 82° 6' 34" W
Habitat Disturbed forest edge.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Franck
Collection Date 20 Jul 2014
Accession Number 276110
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Pennsylvania , Lehigh Co. : Bethlehem. 40° 37' 33" N 75° 22' 14" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Wolle
Collection Date 1840
Accession Number 85518
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Illinois , Fayette Co. : Illinois Rte. 185 (FAP 777), S side, SE of junction with Confidence Rd. (1750E); about 8.5 mi. due E-SE of Vandalia; powerline clearing along road; 0.2-0.3 mi. SE of Hickory Creek bridge; Brownstown 7.5 minute U.S.G.S. quadrangle. T6N, R2E, Sec. 24, S½ of S½ of SW¼, SE¼. 38° 56' 28" N 88° 55' 38" W
Description Common tree 7-10 m tall; fruits shiny-black, mature, with swollen red peduncles, stems green, with sweet camphor aroma; leaves beginning to senesce.
Habitat Disturbed periodically wet sandy clay-loam; open savanna, hedgerow, and old field areas; roadside, dominated by Juniperus virginiana, Prunus serotina, Quercus imbricaria, Acer negundo, Fraxinus americana; margin of low-lying forested strip.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 578 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 22 Aug 2001
Accession Number 281241
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Missouri , Franklin Co. : Gray Summit Arboretum of Missouri Botanical Garden at Gray Summit and Interstate 44. 38° 49' 0" N 90° 10' 60" W
Description Aromatic roadside tree 3 m. X 3-4 cm; indigenous; fruits green, globose; leaves glaucous underneath.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. H. Lorence
with D. Bell, C. Niblett
Collection Date 28 Jun 1978
Accession Number 182157
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Kentucky , Pulaski Co. : Bobtown quadrangle; near Woodstock, 2.4 km E on Ocala Rd. from junction with Ky. 39, N of Hazeldell Church of Christ.
Habitat Seasonally wet upland flat woods; successional grass-sedge meadow; infrequent; associates: Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Oxydendrum arboreum.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Richard Abbott
with R. L. Thompson, F. D. Noe Jr.
Collection Date 01 Jun 1991
Accession Number 217382
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Ohio , Erie Co. : Margarette ridge near Castalia. 41° 24' 0" N 82° 48' 31" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. E. Jennings
Collection Date 09 Jul 1910
Accession Number 85284
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Nov 1992
Locality USA. Connecticut , New London Co. : Latimer Point, Latimer Point Rd., Stonington; S of Rte. 1. 41° 20' 1" N 71° 54' 41" W
Description Flowers pale yellowish, stems olive-green; occasional small tree 6-20 ft.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 13 May 1992
Accession Number 207200
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. New Jersey , Burlington Co. : Off Burlington Co. Rd. 539, 0.5 mi. S of NJ Hwy 70, N of Tuckerton. 39° 36' 2" N 74° 20' 13" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Carlton
Collection Date 15 Jun 1978
Accession Number 135592
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Virginia , Patrick Co. : Pinnacles of Dan area; upper Danville Reservoir.
Description Small tree.
Habitat On rocky bank.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. Kral
Collection Date 27 Sep 1960
Accession Number 37987
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Middlesex Co. : Hammond Pky.; Newton Center. 42° 20' 13" N 71° 12' 33" W
Habitat Open thicket; poor soil near road.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector unknown
Collection Date 11 May 1951
Accession Number 33182
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Maryland , Calvert Co. : District No. 1; Scientists' Cliffs.
Habitat In a dry thicket.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector F. C. Seymour
Collection Date 13 Aug 1957
Accession Number 19409
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. Rhode Island , Washington Co. : Kingston. 41° 28' 49" N 71° 31' 21" W
Habitat Swamp.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. C. Bean
Collection Date 29 Jun 1945
Accession Number 7164
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Sassafras albidum
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sassafras albidum Nees
Determination History
Sassafras albidum Nees
Locality USA. West Virginia , Barbour Co. : Along road near Donald Triplett's farm near Moatsville.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector K. Nestor
Collection Date 25 Aug 1958
Accession Number 46940
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