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Sassafras albidum

sassafras
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

sassafras

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Sassafras albidum

Familia:

Lauraceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Tree

Tamaño:

30–60 ft tall by 25–40 ft wide, forms clones

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

blue, black

Fenología:

Deciduous. Inconspicuous blooms in mid-spring. Leaves turn red to yellow in fall

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Fall Color, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

A relatively small tree that often forms thickets. Best used in informal settings.

Consideraciones:

Like other members of this family, sassafras trees are threatened by the spread of the redbay ambrosia beetle and the laural wilt fungus it carries. Mildly toxic, especially the bark.

Disponibilidad:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seed, cuttings (root or stem), division by digging the sprouts.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

Highly acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds

Larval food for spicebush butterfly(Papilio troilus), tiger swallow-tail(papilio glaucus), palamedes butterfly (Papilio palamedes). Flowers attract pollinators.

Birds consume fruit.

Hábitats nativos:

Dry sites. Dry mesic forests

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Bark was used for an orange dye. Tea can be made with young roots and leaves may be used in salads or cooked with other greens. There are reports of the tea having carcinogenic properties.

Comentarios generales:

Red/orange fall color is excellent. Leaves have three separate shapes: ovoid, tri-lobed, or mitten-shaped (left or right). Mature trees tend to have fewer lobed leaves. Subject to laurel wilt disease. Please be careful not to move firewood or dead wood around. Best not planted in areas where laurel wilt is present.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Burns, Russell M, and Barbara H. Honkala [Technical coordinators]. (1990). Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). Accessed 2026.


Clatterbuck, Wayne K. (Undated). Shade and Flood Tolerance of Trees. ( https://utia.tennessee.edu/publications/wp-content/uploads/sites/269/2023/10/SP656.pdf ). Accessed 2026. Dept. of Forest, Wildlife and Fisheries, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co, St. Petersburg, FL.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2026. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville, TN.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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