Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Lauraceae ¦ Sassafras ¦ Sassafras albidum ¦ 05329

Label

Accession No.	05329
Family	Lauraceae
Species	Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Common name	"sassafras"
Collector Information	R. Jolley (s.n.) 20 July 2001
Geography	United States, Virginia, Franklin County
Locality	2 miles E of Ingramville.
Ecology	Clear-cut in an oak-hickory forest, S facing slope.

Taxonomy

Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
     Laurus albidus Nutt.
     Laurus sassafras L.
     Sassafras albidum var. molle (Raf.) Fern.
     Sassafras officinale Nees & Eberm.
     Sassafras sassafras (L.) Karst.
     Sassafras variifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze

Common Name(s): sassafras.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=18158, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Magnoliidae
                            Order: Laurales
                                Family: Lauraceae
                                    Genus: Sassafras
                                        Species: Sassafras albidum

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Links

Taxon Links for species Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database

University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

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External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Sassafras+albidum

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