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Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Sassafras; White sassafras; Red sassafras; Silky sassafras

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
English Sassafras; White sassafras; Red sassafras; Silky sassafras
Français Laurier des Iroquois
Italiano Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
Suomi Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
Norsk Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
Čeština Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
Español Sasafras
Svenska Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
Polski Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
Український Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
Român Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
Русский Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
Български Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
EESTI Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
日本語 Gewöhnlicher Fieberbaum; Sassafrasbaum, Fenchelholzbaum, Nelkenzimtbaum
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

States and Territories USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia); Canada (Ontario); Germany [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Laurales
Family Lauraceae
Genus Sassafras
Species albidum
Author citation (Nutt.) Nees
Scientific name Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

Sassafras; White sassafras; Red sassafras; Silky sassafras

Hough

Sassafras; White sassafras; Red sassafras; Silky sassafras

Sassafras albidum , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Sassafras; White sassafras; Red sassafras; Silky sassafras

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Sassafras; White sassafras; Red sassafras; Silky sassafras

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson