Images of Sassafras, Sassafras albidum, Sassafras leaves, Sassafras flowers, Sassafras bark

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Sixty images of Sassafras. Sassafras albidum, a member of the Lauraceae is a common tree in eastern North America. The inner bark, particularly that of the root, is the source of Sassafras tea, widely used in rural mountainous regions as a spring tonic, blood purifier, etc. The muclaginous leaves are the starting material for gumbo filé, the soup base of Cajun culture.