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Sassafras
(Genus Sassafras)
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Sassafras is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia. The genus is distinguished by its aromatic properties, which have made the tree useful to humans.
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Sassafras
(Sassafras albidum)
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Sassafras albidum (sassafras, white sassafras, red sassafras, or silky sassafras) is a species of Sassafras native to eastern North America, from southern Maine and southern Ontario west to Iowa, and south to central Florida and eastern Texas. It occurs throughout the eastern deciduous forest habitat type, at altitudes of sea level up to 1,500 m (5000 feet). It formerly also occurred in southern Wisconsin, but is extirpated there as a native tree.
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Southern Sassafras Family
(Family Atherospermataceae)
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The Atherospermataceae, commonly known as the southern sassafrases, are a family of broadleaf evergreen trees and shrubs. The family includes 14 species in seven genera. The atherosperms are today mostly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere, with two species native to southern Chile and 12 species native to Australasia. Wood is commercially harvested from rainforest species of this family, and is used both in construction and in fine cabinet making.
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Southern Sassafras
(Atherosperma moschatum)
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Atherosperma moschatum, the southern sassafras or blackheart sassafras, is an evergreen tree native to the cool temperate rainforests of Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales in Australia. It is common in the rainforests of Tasmania and Victoria, but more scattered and rare in the higher altitudes of eastern New South Wales. The northernmost area is at Mount Grundy, west of Port Macquarie.
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Southern Sassafras
(Atherosperma moschatum ssp. moschatum)
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Doryphora sassafras
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Doryphora sassafras, commonly known as sassafras, yellow-, canary- or golden sassafras, or golden deal, is a species of evergreen tree of the family Atherospermataceae native to the subtropical and temperate rainforests of eastern New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. It is a tall tree with green foliage and contrasting white flowers which occur in Autumn and Winter.
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Camphorwood
(Cinnamomum oliveri)
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Cinnamomum oliveri is a rainforest tree growing at the eastern coastal parts of Australia. It grows from the Illawarra district (34° S) in New South Wales to Cape York Peninsula at the northern tip of Australia. The southern most limit of natural distribution is on the volcanic cliffs above the town of Gerroa and nearby on the sand in rainforest behind Seven Mile Beach, New South Wales.
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Taiwan Sassafras
(Sassafras randaiense)
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Sassafras randaiense is a species of deciduous tree in the Lauraceae family belonging to the genus Sassafras. It is a relict species endemic to Taiwan. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Sassafras Caloptilia Moth
(Caloptilia sassafrasella)
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The sassafras caloptilia moth (Caloptilia sassafrasella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada and the United States (including Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Texas and Kentucky).
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Chinese Sassafras
(Sassafras tzumu)
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Sassafras tzumu (Chinese sassafras, Cha mu, 檫木) is a species of Sassafras native to China, in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang. It grows in either sparse or dense forests habitat types, at altitudes of 100-1900 meters.
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Southern Sassafras-narrow Leaf Form
(Atherosperma moschatum ssp. integrifolium)
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Atherosperma moschatum subsp. integrifolium is a small evergreen tree native to the temperate rainforests of central and northern New South Wales, Australia. In 2006, it was recognised as a separate subspecies by Richard Schodde. Common names include "southern sassafras - narrow leaf form" and "blackheart sassafras".
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