Sassafras
| Sassafras | |
|---|---|
| Sassafras albidum, Norfolk Botanical Garden | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Sassafras J.Presl |
| Species | |
|
Sassafras albidum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudosassafras Lecomte | |
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.