Sassafras
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Sassafras is a genus of aromatic deciduous trees known for their distinctive mitten-shaped leaves and historical use in flavorings and traditional medicine.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sassafras albidum | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus of plants
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| barkColor | brown ⓘ |
| barkHasOdor | spicy ⓘ |
| barkTexture | furrowed with age ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCompound | safrole ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| family | Lauraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| flowerType | small yellow-green flowers ⓘ |
| fruitColor | dark blue to black ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edges
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| hasAroma |
citrus-like
ⓘ
spicy ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Sassafras albidum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sassafras randaiense NERFINISHED ⓘ Sassafras tzumu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAromatic | true ⓘ |
| isDeciduous | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafShape |
entire leaves
ⓘ
mitten-shaped leaves ⓘ three-lobed leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
eastern Asia
ⓘ
eastern North America ⓘ |
| order | Laurales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | safrole-restricted in food use in the United States ⓘ |
| rootsUsedFor | root beer flavoring (historically) ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
folk remedy for colds
ⓘ
tea ⓘ tonic ⓘ |
| twigsHaveOdor | aromatic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flavoring
ⓘ
fragrance ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| woodProperty | decay-resistant ⓘ |
| woodUsedFor |
fence posts
ⓘ
light carpentry ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sassafras albidum