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Botanical details
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Sassafras
- Genus description
Sassafras are deciduous trees with deeply fissured bark and glossy aromatic leaves which colour well in autumn. The inconspicuous male and female flowers are carried on separate trees and females can produce showy fruit
- Name status
Correct
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