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Taxon

Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Protologue Syst. Laur. 490. 1836BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Sassafras albidum. 83.0869--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 103.jpg

Sassafras albidum. 83.0869--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 103.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sassafras albidum. 83.0869--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 104.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Sassafras albidum. 83.0869--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 105.jpg

Sassafras albidum. 83.0869--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 105.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (129).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (129).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (132).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (132).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (134).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (134).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (130).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (130).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (138).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (138).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (119).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (119).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (121).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (121).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (140).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (140).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (135).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (135).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (136).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (136).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (118).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (118).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (131).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (131).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (123).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (123).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (122).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (122).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (128).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (128).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (137).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (137).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (125).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (125).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (126).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (126).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (124).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (124).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (139).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (139).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (127).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (127).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (133).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (133).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (120).JPG

Sassafras albidum, Davidson, C 12967--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (120).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

83.0869

February 11, 2003

Location

United States, California, Alameda County (Berkeley, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)

37.87544, -122.238724

Location Remarks

Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 12967

May 12, 2015

Location

United States, North Carolina, Macon (Franklin)

35.093611, -83.520556

Location Remarks

Nantahala National Forest road off old U.S. route 64 (highway 1448), SW of city of Franklin; near Standing Indian on trail to Wasilik Poplar. 1115 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Notes

Treelet 1.5 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Laurales

Family

Lauraceae

Genus

Sassafras

Specific Epithet

albidum

Authorship

(Nutt.) Nees

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#325,109 of 335,497

Top 97%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →