Sunday, 3 October 2010

Sassafras

order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Sassafras
Species: albidum

Characteristics:
grows 30-50 ft tall
bark - smooth orange-brown, deeply furrowed
leaves 3 kinds - 2 lobed, mitten (1 lobe) and oval.
flowers - tiny, yellow 5 petals
fruit - blue-black, egg shaped
smells like the expensive organic fruit loops

Adaptations: prefersn rich, well drained sandy loam
roots sprout

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