Details for: WLP 1882, Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees, JDC/SA/2019/029/908


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Top Name:
JDC/SA/2019/029/908
Origin:
Collected – West Virginia, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
13 Aug 2019
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Top Name:
JDC/SA/2019/029/908
Origin:
Collected – West Virginia, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
13 Aug 2019
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
11 August 2019.
West Virginia, United States
Locality: Gap Mountain located just east of Petersburg approximately 2.25 miles, Grant County
Coordinates: 38.9941, -79.0847 (Map it)
Elevation: 438m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Dense, mixed woods.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Quercus rubra, Quercus alba, Pinus sp., Fraxinus americana, Quercus muehlenbergii Juniperus virginiana and Kalmia latifolia
Aspect: Northeast; Slope: 25
Comment: Species infrequent in immediate area
Collector(s):
Donated
13 August 2019.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
JDC/SA/2019/029/908
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

Ames 34949
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

NA 85950
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

JC0619
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links

Narrative
At time of collection (11 August 2019), fruits were black (peak maturity) and easily separated from peduncle. Inconsistent fruit production (only a few specimens noted with fruits) within population.
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Genus:
Sassafras
Family:
Lauraceae
Nomen number:

33168
Place of publication:

Syst. laur. 490. 1836
Verified:
02/17/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Laurus albida Nutt.

Autonym(s)
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees var. albidum

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Laurus variifolia Salisb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Laurus sassafras L.
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees var. molle (Raf.) Fernald
Sassafras officinale Nees & C. H. Eberm.
Sassafras triloba Raf.
Sassafras triloba Raf. var. mollis Raf.
Sassafras triloba Raf. var. triloba
Sassafras variifolium Kuntze

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsassafras  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishsilky sassifras  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Englishwhite sassafras  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
GermanFenchelholzbaum  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
GermanSassafras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishsasafrás  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishsassafras  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
Actions
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed Ames 34949 to NA 85950. 21 Aug 2019.
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed NA 85950 to WLP 1882. 14 Dec 2021.
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 11 Aug 2019. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: JDC/SA/2019/029/908. Inventory sample: WLP 1882. Voucher for original seed collection. Sampled at peak fruiting.
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 11 Aug 2019. Located at WVA - West Virginia University Herbarium, Morgantown, WV. Identifier: JDC/SA/2019/029/908. Inventory sample: WLP 1882. Voucher for original seed collection. Sampled at peak fruiting.
Citations
  • Carstens, J. D., C. D. Hopkins, & J. L. Trent. 2019. NCRPIS Collection Trip Report Monarda brevis. Technical Report to USDA-ARS Plant Exploration Office, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland 1-42. Number of accessions cited: 13
Pedigree