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Sassafrass albidum
- Common name: Sassafrass
- Habit: Tree
- Light: Full Sun (5+ hrs. direct sun), Part Shade (2-5 hrs. direct sun), Shade (< 2 hrs. direct sun)
- Water Needs: Moist
- Height: 15-30′
- Flower: Green, Mar, Apr, May
- Fruit: Berry
- Fall Color: Yes
- Habitat: Bottomland Deciduous Forest, Woodland Edge
- Larval host for: Many species of lepidoptera, see below.
Sassafrass is the larval host for many gorgeous species of moths and butterflies, among them: Sassafras Caloptilia Moth Caloptilia sassafrasella, Promethea silkmoth Callosamia promethea, Imperial moth Eacles imperialis, Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio Troilus, Black-waved Flannel Moth Lagoa crispate, Drexel’s Datana Datana drexelii, Pale Metarranthis Metarranthis indeclinata, Tulip-Tree Beauty Epimecis hortaria.
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