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Sassafras
Usually a small tree. Leaves are distinctive: same tree bears leaves with 0, 1 or 2 lobes. Twigs are green. Bark on mature trees is reddish-brown and furrowed. Crushed leaves, twigs and bark are fragrant. Flowers are yellowish, appearing in mid- spring just before leaves. Common in upland woods. [eng] |
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Sassafras Tree (Sassafras albidum)
The roots, bark, and leaves of the sassafras have a spicy scent and the oils extracted from them have been used in soapmaking and in flavoring drinks, such as sassafras tea. [eng] |
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Laurel nobilis Greek Bay
Evergreen, sturdy and fragrant; surely these were contributing factors to the greatness bestowed on Bay throughout history. David assigned the virtue of prosperity to the tree. [eng] |
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Persea gratissima
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Umbellularia californica
California bay occurs in the Klamath, Siskiyou, and Coast Ranges from Douglas County, Oregon south to San Diego County, California, and on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada from Shasta County south to Kern County. [eng] |
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Laurus canariensis
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Laurus nobilis
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Persea borbonia
Redbay grows on the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains and in peninsular Florida. Its range extends from southern Deleware to southern Texas. It also grows in the Bahamas. [eng] |
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Sassafras albidum
Sassafras occurs from southwestern Maine west to extreme southern Ontario and central Michigan; southwest to Illinois, Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, and eastern Texas; and east to central Florida. [eng] |
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Cinnamomum camphora T. Nees & Eberm.
Tree foliage image. [eng] |
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