Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) NeesNative
SynonymsSassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees var. molle (Raf.) Fernald
Sassafras officinale Nees & Eberm.
Sassafras sassafras (L.) H. Karst.
Sassafras variifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze
Common name(s)sassafras
FamilyLauraceae
Conservation statusNot threatened

Found at the following sites :
Ivanhoe Dune and Swale
INDU Headquarter Woods
Marquette Park
INDU Miller Woods
Kankakee Sands
Stockwell Woods
Munster Heritage Park & Bieker Woods
Ambler Expansion
Ivanhoe South
Arcelor Mittal Burns Harbor
Krueger Middle School
INDU Lake Plain Prairie
Buckeye
Barker Woods
Gibson Woods Nature Preserve
UofC FieldStation-MI
Charter School of the Dunes
Richardson Preserve

Present Absent Previous, not current
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Fungi - See list of all fungi species found at NIRMI sites

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