sassafras - Sassafras albidum
| USDA Plant Code: SAAL5 Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: dry - medium Height: 25-50 feet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree,shrub, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : no Drought Tolerance: yes | Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: no Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: yellow Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: yes |
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 Plant(s); Thicket growth after fire Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Shown growing side by side with spicebush (Lindera benzoin). Both are host plants for the spicebush swallowtail. Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seedling(s); Sassafras albidum seedlings Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seedling(s); Sassafras albidum seedling Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Staminate flowers R. Scott Cameron, Advanced Forest Protection, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Pistolate flowers; plants flower early in the spring before leaves emerge; plants are dioecious with staminate (male) and pistolate (female) flowers on separate individuals. R. Scott Cameron, Advanced Forest Protection, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Immature fruit. Martin County, KY Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Immature fruit Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry , , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); with fall color Dow Gardens , Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Sapling(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; branching Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); new leaves Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); saplings; small trees Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Host plant for spicebush swallowtail butterfly, the tiger swallowtail butterfly, and the spicebush silk moth. Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Taken July 1966 blossoms Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); bloom taken May 1979 Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; fall colors Hendersonville, NC Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Martin County, KY Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Martin County, KY Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; The three different leaf morphs. two-lobes, and three-lobes. Martin County, KY Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; The three different leaf morphs. two-lobes, and three-lobes. Martin County, KY Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry , , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; fall color Dow Gardens , Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; new leaves; flowers Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Inflorescence(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Inflorescence(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Forest Park Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Uncommon five lobed leaves were common in this area, out of about 40 plants we saw, about 30 of them had five lobed leaves, and many had several leaves, especially near the terminal buds, or on younger plants. Micah McDaniel, ABAC & UGA, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
