Sassafras
Sassafras albidum, Wanaque, New Jersey
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Sassafras J.Presl
Species
S. albidum S. randaiense S. tzumu
Synonyms
Pseudosassafras Lecomte

Sassafras is a genus that contains three current and one extinctspecies of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae. It was originally in eastern North America and eastern Asia.

Sassafras trees grow from 9.1–18 m (30–59 ft) tall and from 7.6–12 m (25–39 ft) wide. The trunk grows 70–150 cm (28–59 in) across.

"Sassafras" was named by the botanist Nicolas Monardes in the 16th century. It is said to be a corruption of the Spanish word for saxifrage.