Species: Sassafras albidum, Sassafras

Family: Lauraceae (Laurel)

Habitat: Woodlands

Range: eastern North America from Ontario east to Maine, and south to Florida and west to Texas

Bloom Period: March - April

Human Uses: Traditionally the root was used in root beer; dried, ground leaves used in Cajun cooking

Ecology:

Status: Special Concern: Maine

Sassafras flower cluster, Durham NC March 2004