Sassafras albidum
- Title
- Sassafras albidum
- Sassafras
- Subject
- Florida Native Plant
- Description
- Plant Size: 30-60 ft tall x 25-40 ft wide, forms clones
- Habitat: Dry sites. Dry mesic forests
- Medicinal Uses: used by Native Americans to treat chest and digestive pain, digestive troubles, and a cold and cough mouthwash.
- Medicinal Preparation: The roots can boiled into a tea.
- Contraindications: Lab rats fed sassafras developed tumors
- Creator
- Caitlin Woodington
- Source
- Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Sassafras albidum
- Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Sassafras albidum
- Allen et al, 2003
- Contributor
- Caitlin Woodington
- Relation
- Discussed in:
- Identifier
- RIFsas
- Coverage
- Found in the following counties: Alachua, Baker, Bay, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsdem, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Santa Rosa, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
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Citation
Caitlin Woodington, “Sassafras albidum,” Rooted in Florida, accessed April 6, 2026, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp26/group1/items/show/387.
