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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationLauraceae: Sassafras
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00348293
CollectorE. M. East, C. T. Brues & L. H. Bailey
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Norfolk County: Milton
LocalityBlue Hills [Reservation]
Date Collected1917-08-01
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d51a201c-c3ed-499d-a762-0002f4aef2ad
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00348293
HerbariumECON
FamilyLauraceae
Determination Sassafras officinale Nees & Ebermaier
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyLauraceae
Determination Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) Nees
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2012
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Accession NumberECON 36456
PhenologySterile
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksBark of the root is used medicinally, chiefly to mask the taste of less agreeable drugs. Also use for flavoring.

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