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Sassafras albidum

ClassificationFlowering Plants
FamilyLauraceae
Family (Traditional)Lauraceae
GenusSassafras
SpeciesSassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Common NameSassafras
Growth HabitTree
DurationPerennial
Plant Notes**
C value 1
StatusNative, FACU (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Laurus albida Laurus albida Nutt.  
Laurus albidus Laurus albidus  
Laurus sassafras Laurus sassafras L.  
Sassafras albidum var. molle Sassafras albidum var. molle Fernald  
Sassafras officinale Sassafras officinale Nees  
Sassafras sassafras Sassafras sassafras Karst.  
Sassafras variifolium Sassafras variifolium Kuntze  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware, Dubois, Elkhart, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Noble, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Porter, Putnam, Ripley, Scott, St. Joseph, Steuben, Sullivan, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1923 - 2004

Accession No. (click for full details) County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
58560 Tippecanoe 16 May 1940 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
48801 Howard 19 May 1938 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
57115 Howard 19 Jun 1938 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
65008 Clinton 22 Sep 1942 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
153922 Warren 19 Jun 1991 Gayle Tonkovich
122		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
81689 Brown 20 Apr 1929 J. E. Potzger
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
9004 Monroe 14 Sep 1931 J. E. Potzger
2212		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
92358 Fountain 18 Aug 1950 Jack McCormick
747		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
92388 Fountain 18 Aug 1950 Jack McCormick
756		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
103802 Madison 28 Sep 1992 P. E. Rothrock
2754		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
151603 Parke 19 Apr 2004 R. K. Scott
74		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
151604 Parke 13 May 2004 R. K. Scott
180		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
94554 Jackson 26 Jan 1952 Ray C. Friesner
24953		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
55120 Brown 22 Mar 1941 Ray C. Friesner
15020		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
12107 Monroe 30 Apr 1932 Ray C. Friesner
3871		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
12108 Monroe 30 Apr 1932 Ray C. Friesner
3871		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
94376 Greene 05 May 1951 Ray C. Friesner
24044		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
12468 Morgan 06 May 1933 Ray C. Friesner
5547		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
12469 Morgan 06 May 1933 Ray C. Friesner
5547		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
19391 Morgan 07 May 1933 Ray C. Friesner
5547		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
56171 Crawford 11 May 1941 Ray C. Friesner
15167		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
67601 Tipton 05 Jun 1943 Ray C. Friesner
17604		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
74540 Henry 09 Jun 1945 Ray C. Friesner
18953		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
41538 Switzerland 11 Jun 1938 Ray C. Friesner
11941		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
76354 Allen 13 Jun 1946 Ray C. Friesner
20391		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
47507 St. Joseph 17 Jun 1939 Ray C. Friesner
13539		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
73668 Elkhart 17 Jun 1945 Ray C. Friesner
19066		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
41800 Ohio 18 Jun 1938 Ray C. Friesner
12158		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
81296 Clay 21 Jun 1947 Ray C. Friesner
21554		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
74506 Vermillion 23 Jun 1945 Ray C. Friesner
19120		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
73769 Vermillion 23 Jun 1945 Ray C. Friesner
19158		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
14137 Clay 24 Jun 1933 Ray C. Friesner
5891		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
41654 Ripley 25 Jun 1938 Ray C. Friesner
12255		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
38627 Warren 03 Jul 1937 Ray C. Friesner
11092		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
5218 Marion 04 Jul 1930 Ray C. Friesner
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
5219 Marion 04 Jul 1930 Ray C. Friesner
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
77996 Ripley 06 Jul 1946 Ray C. Friesner
20688		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
70883 Delaware 08 Jul 1944 Ray C. Friesner
18318		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
155370 Jennings 09 Jul 1932 Ray C. Friesner
4344		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
86025 Warren 09 Jul 1949 Ray C. Friesner
22816		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
7122 Owen 10 Jul 1931 Ray C. Friesner
3111		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
7123 Owen 10 Jul 1931 Ray C. Friesner
3111		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
8058 Montgomery 11 Jul 1931 Ray C. Friesner
3149		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
4050 Brown 12 Jul 1930 Ray C. Friesner
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
54827 Steuben 12 Jul 1941 Ray C. Friesner
15667		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
95883 Cass 12 Jul 1952 Ray C. Friesner
25159		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
77857 Orange 13 Jul 1946 Ray C. Friesner
20815		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
47576 Martin 15 Jul 1939 Ray C. Friesner
13761		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
11902 Franklin 16 Jul 1932 Ray C. Friesner
4425		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
42380 Fulton 16 Jul 1938 Ray C. Friesner
12569		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
50587 Newton 27 Jul 1940 Ray C. Friesner
14692		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
81392 Clay 29 Jul 1947 Ray C. Friesner
21729		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
84234 Greene 31 Jul 1948 Ray C. Friesner
22350		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
54103 Elkhart 02 Aug 1941 Ray C. Friesner
15855		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
54648 Elkhart 02 Aug 1941 Ray C. Friesner
15855		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
54021 LaGrange 02 Aug 1941 Ray C. Friesner
15957		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
77795 Decatur 03 Aug 1946 Ray C. Friesner
20898		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
70490 Hancock 05 Aug 1944 Ray C. Friesner
18643		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
63974 Hamilton 08 Aug 1942 Ray C. Friesner
17249		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
5879 Floyd 20 Aug 1923 Ray C. Friesner
1138		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
5789 Floyd 20 Aug 1923 Ray C. Friesner
1139		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
11682 Floyd 24 Aug 1923 Ray C. Friesner
1217		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
94675 Decatur 26 Aug 1950 Ray C. Friesner
23707		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
96281 Henry 30 Aug 1952 Ray C. Friesner
25243		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
37239 Perry 02 Sep 1937 Ray C. Friesner
11400		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
73410 Crawford 03 Sep 1945 Ray C. Friesner
19614		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
72868 Washington 04 Sep 1945 Ray C. Friesner
19664		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
7647 Porter 05 Sep 1931 Ray C. Friesner
3545		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
7836 Jasper 05 Sep 1931 Ray C. Friesner
3569		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
56412 LaPorte 06 Sep 1941 Ray C. Friesner
16337		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
11721 Harrison 07 Sep 1932 Ray C. Friesner
5027		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
14233 Sullivan 08 Sep 1933 Ray C. Friesner
6569		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
21083 Clay 10 Sep 1934 Ray C. Friesner
7898		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
21090 Knox 11 Sep 1934 Ray C. Friesner
7967		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees.
42937 Jefferson 17 Sep 1938 Ray C. Friesner
13132		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
56003 Brown 18 Sep 1941 Ray C. Friesner
16416		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
56002 Brown 18 Sep 1941 Ray C. Friesner
16417		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
77874 Ripley 21 Sep 1946 Ray C. Friesner
21072		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
74418 Orange 22 Sep 1945 Ray C. Friesner
19814		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
28040 Henry 28 Sep 1935 Ray C. Friesner
9332		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
73317 Union 29 Sep 1945 Ray C. Friesner
19978		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
10546 Dubois 01 Oct 1932 Ray C. Friesner
5429		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
78021 Daviess 05 Oct 1946 Ray C. Friesner
21156		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
78082 Daviess 05 Oct 1946 Ray C. Friesner
21224		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
73461 Carroll 06 Oct 1945 Ray C. Friesner
20052		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
37077 Dearborn 09 Oct 1937 Ray C. Friesner
11759		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
73571 Noble 15 Oct 1945 Ray C. Friesner
20106		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
73564 Noble 15 Oct 1945 Ray C. Friesner
20115		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
56752 Crawford 18 Oct 1941 Ray C. Friesner
16618		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
73516 Scott 27 Oct 1945 Ray C. Friesner
20205		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
74054 Scott 27 Oct 1945 Ray C. Friesner
20213		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
90804 Decatur 29 Oct 1950 Ray C. Friesner
23944		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
90785 Fountain 18 Nov 1950 Ray C. Friesner
23970		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
90786 Fountain 18 Nov 1950 Ray C. Friesner
23970		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
3522 Parke 27 Aug 1929 Rexford F. Daubenmire
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
15452 Monroe 04 May 1935 Scott McCoy
3501		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
15025 Sullivan 23 Aug 1935 Scott McCoy
4247		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
1433 Porter Stanley A. Cain
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
1199 Porter 28 Apr 1927 Stanley A. Cain
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
156163 LaGrange 6/4/1976 Lee Casebere
 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees.
153923 Lake 05/30/1882 E. J. Hill
 BUT
92867 Porter 7/9/1922 Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.
 BUT
94467 Porter 9/7/1924 Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.
 BUT
1197 Palmer
 BUT
7615 Morgan 10/17/1931 Ray C. Friesner
3750		 BUT
7798 Brown 12/11/1931 Ray C. Friesner
3815		 BUT
7789 Crawford 5/24/1931 Ray C. Friesner
2932		 BUT
14666 Putnam 6/24/1933 Ray C. Friesner
5870		 BUT
27773 LaGrange 7/20/1935 Ray C. Friesner
8916		 BUT
8714 Monroe 7/21/1931 Ray C. Friesner
3182		 BUT
9940 Greene 9/17/1932 Ray C. Friesner
5269		 BUT
155466 Johnson 9/30/1933 Ray C. Friesner
7032		 BUT
9559 Lawrence 9/6/1932 Ray C. Friesner
4905		 BUT
9503 Washington 9/6/1932 Ray C. Friesner
4987		 BUT
14628 Sullivan 9/8/1933 Ray C. Friesner
6604		 BUT
14528 Vigo 9/9/1933 Ray C. Friesner
6657		 BUT
156830 Montgomery 10/10/1963 Gary Gherardini
19014		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
156831 Parke 06/18/1958 R.A. deLanglade
19026		 BUT
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
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