Sassafras
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This article is about the genus of trees. For the North American species of tree, see Sassafras albidum.
For other uses, see Sassafras (disambiguation).
Sassafras is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia.[2][3][4] The genus is distinguished by its aromatic properties, which have made the tree useful to humans.
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Sassafras | |
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Sassafras albidum, Norfolk Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Laurales |
Family: | Lauraceae |
Genus: | Sassafras J.Presl[1] |
Species | |
Sassafras albidum | |
Synonyms | |
Pseudosassafras Lecomte |
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