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sassafras

Sassafras albidum

The sassafras tree is a special tree with unique leaves that can be shaped like mittens! It has a lovely smell, especially when you crush its leaves or bark.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The sassafras has uniquely shaped leaves, often appearing as mittens, three-lobed 'ghosts,' or unlobed ovals, sometimes all on the same tree! Its bark is deeply furrowed and reddish-brown, while its small, yellow-green flowers bloom in spring before the leaves emerge.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Before modern plastics, its durable wood was often used to build fence posts and even small boats!

Many birds love to feast on its shiny, dark blue berries, helping the tree spread its seeds!

Scratching a sassafras twig or bark smells like a delicious mix of root beer and citrus!

The sassafras tree is like a chameleon, often growing three different leaf shapes on the same branch!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Shape-Shifting Leaves

Sassafras has leaves that grow in three distinct shapes (oval, mitten, three-lobed) to adapt to different light conditions.

Fähigkeit

Fragrant Defender

The sassafras releases a spicy, citrusy scent from its bark, leaves, and roots to deter hungry browsers.

Fähigkeit

Underground Networker

Sassafras can send up new shoots from its roots, forming a small grove to expand and survive.

Maße und Details

Höhe
900-3000 cm
Ausbreitung
600-1200 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly

Papilio troilus

Larvae feed on sassafras leaves

eats

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Feeds on the dark blue berries

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Visits sassafras flowers for nectar

eats

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Consumes the tree's ripened berries

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not eat any parts of the sassafras tree without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von sassafras?

900-3000 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von sassafras?

600-1200 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von sassafras?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von sassafras?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von sassafras?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von sassafras?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von sassafras?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von sassafras?

Insekten

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