Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) Nees

Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) Nees is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 1997.

Vernacular names

• sassafras officinal Farrar, 1996
• filé FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• gombo filé FNA Ed. Comm., 1997

• sassafras FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• white sassafras FNA Ed. Comm., 1997

Synonyms

• Laurus albida Nuttall FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• Laurus sassafras Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• Sassafras albidum var. molle (Rafinesque) Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• Sassafras officinalis Nees ex C.H. Ebermaier nom. illeg. FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• Sassafras sassafras (Linnaeus) H. Karsten nom. inval. FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• Sassafras variifolium (Salisbury) Kuntze FNA Ed. Comm., 1997

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Magnolianae
Order	Laurales
Family	Lauraceae
Subfamily	Lauroideae
Tribe	Laureae
Genus	Sassafras
Species	Sassafras albidum

Habit

Herb