Common Name - Sassafras

Scientific Name - Sassafras albidum

Description: when young, reddish brown, divided by shallow fissure; when old, "alligator hide" broad ridges separated by shallow furrows; aromatic. Bark of a Mature Sassafras Tree
The Sassafras Tree Bark

Description:
when young, reddish brown, divided by shallow fissure;  when old, "alligator hide" broad ridges separated by shallow furrows;  aromatic.

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