Details for: Ames 35740, Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees, Iroquois County Conservation Area


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Top Name:
Iroquois County Conservation Area
Origin:
Collected – Illinois, United States
Received by NPGS:
27 Aug 2021
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Fruit

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Top Name:
Iroquois County Conservation Area
Origin:
Collected – Illinois, United States
Received by NPGS:
27 Aug 2021
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
27 August 2021.
Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
Locality: Iroquois County State Wildlife Area located approximately 4.5 miles northeast of Beaverville T29N R11W NE1/4 Sec. 22 and also NW1/4 Sec. 13
Coordinates: 40.9889, -87.5850 (Map it)
Elevation: 195m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Edge of hardwood forest, along roadside.
Number of plants sampled: 4
Associated species: Quercus velutina, Prunus serotina, Prunus virginiana, Populus tremuloides, and Rubus occidentalis
Slope: 0
Comment: Sampled four specimens with an approximate distance of five hundred yards or more between each specimen sampled. The greatest distance between two specimens sampled was 2.0 miles. At time of sampling (26 August 2021) in nature, fruits were black and actively dropping when distrubed. Coordinates provided refer to specimen #1. Coordinates for all mother trees sampled may be provided upon request.
Collector(s):
Donated
27 August 2021.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: NC7.Regional.Ornamental.Plant.Trials
Note: Accessions distributed through the NC-7 Regional Woody Ornamental Trials.
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. NC7.Regional.Ornamental.Plant.Trials

Accession Names and Identifiers
Iroquois County Conservation Area
Type: Local name

JDC/SA/2021/030/982
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

Ames 35740
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

JC 0521
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links

Narrative
Sassafras albidum is an early successional, vigorously suckering native tree found throughout southeastern North America stretching from eastern Texas to Maine. In Illinois, the species is only found in the southeastern portion (two-thirds) of the state. Sassafras is found in nature typically in dry to slightly mesic woodland edges and fencelines. Sassafrass is dioecious where male and female flowers are on separate plants. Noteble characteristics include oddly shaped leaves; a wide vareity of attractive fall colors (red, orange, or yellow); and stems that have an attractive spicy odor when scratched. Highly prized fruits by birds are single-seeded black drupes with bright red pedicels that mature in late summer. This accession was collected on the northwest edge (USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 5b) of the species range and may potentially contain genetics for winter hardiness exceeding that of typical Sassafras. Specimens sampled in nature ranged from 20-40' in height and 5-8" d.b.h. and the percentage of specimens suspected to be of reproductive age actually noted with fruits at the time of sampling (2021) was estimated at only 5-10%. It is possible that pollination on other potentially female specimens did not occur. During a grow out of seedlings at the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa in 2022, fall color on potted specimens peaked the first week in October. In comparison to Ames 35741, genetics of this accession peaked color 5-7 days prior and seedlings originating from sample 982-3 were all reddish in color, while seedlings from all other samples (982-1 and 982-2) were a mix of yellow; yellow-orange; and reddish-orange.
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
NCRPIS Collection Trip Report Aronia
NC7 Trials Plant Description
Actions
  • Description Of NC7 Ornamental Trials: The NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials, began in 1954 through the efforts of a small group of dedicated horticulturists under the leadership of Professor S.A. McCrory of South Dakota State College (now University). The north central United States is a region of climatic extremes, and many parts of the region have alkaline soils that developed under grasslands. Because of these conditions, the diversity found in commercially available woody plants adapted to the area is less than that found in most other parts of our nation. The NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials were started with the ultimate goal of expanding the range of useful plants in the nursery trade. The emphasis in this program has been placed on detailed, long-term evaluations at a broad range of sites rather than on promotion of new plants. The NC-7 Trials rely on a network of horticultural cooperators located at sites scattered across the Central United States. Cooperators establish plantings, observe and evaluate the plants through the seasons, and prepare performance reports one, five, and ten years after planting. These reports are sent to the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS) in Ames, Iowa where they are recorded. Because of the broad range of environments found among the trial sites, it is unusual for any particular trial plant to perform well at a majority of the sites, making system-wide releases difficult. However, when plants perform especially well at sites, the NCRPIS Horticulturist assists trial site cooperators in introducing the new plants, with any official releases initiated through the cooperators' institutions rather than through the Plant Introduction Station.
Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
  • Carstens, J. D. & A. P. Sherwood. 2021. NCRPIS Collection Trip Report Aronia. Technical Report to USDA-ARS Plant Exploration Office, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland 1-40. Number of accessions cited: 10
  • Marcum, P. B., L. R. Phillippe, & J.E. Ebinger. 2021. A rare mixed-oak sand flatwoods community, Iroquois County Conservation Area, Illinois. Erigenia 28:1-16. Number of accessions cited: 2
  • Phillippe. L. R., M. A. Feist, R. L. Larimore, D. T. Busemeyer, P. B. Marcum, J. L. Ellis, & J. E. Ebinger. 2009. Composition and structure of the ground layer vegetation at Iroquois County Conservation Area, northeastern Illinois. Phytologia 91:301-327. Number of accessions cited: 2
Pedigree