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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Sassafras albidum
Phenology Observation Sheet for Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

COMMON NAME

Sassafras

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Sassafras albidum

Plant family

Laurel (Lauraceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Leaves and twigs are spicy fragrant when crushed or scratched. Leaves occur in three distinct shapes: oval, bilobed (mitten-shaped), and tri-lobed (three-pronged). Young twigs are green.
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Leaves and twigs are spicy fragrant when crushed or scratched. Leaves occur in three distinct shapes: oval, bilobed (mitten-shaped), and trilobed (three-pronged). Young twigs are green. Small yellow flowers are produced along with the young leaves. The olive-sized black fruit is produced in a distinctive red cup. This small tree is typically found in open woods and thickets.
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Sassafras leaves are an important food source for white-tailed deer, rabbits, muskrats, and other small mammals. Sassafras flowers from March to May and fruits ripen from June to September. The fruits are drupes and are commonly eaten by a variety of songbirds.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
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