Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

  • Filed As

    Lauraceae
    Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 146, 04 May 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Suffolk Co. Huntington. Huntington Station, in the Paumonek Wetland, west of Walt Whitman High School, growing at the edge of the woods next to the athletic fields in a disturbed clearing.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2511792

    Occurrence ID: 8f28968a-64c2-4a2f-8970-c2c1bc91811f

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Suffolk Co.

  • City/Township

    Huntington

  • Locality

    Huntington Station, in the Paumonek Wetland, west of Walt Whitman High School, growing at the edge of the woods next to the athletic fields in a disturbed clearing

  • Elevation

    Alt. 66 m. (217 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8274, -73.4279

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Flora of the Paumonek Wetland, Long Island
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Ness
NEW YORK, SUFFOLK CO.: Huntington Station, in the Paumonek
Wetland, west of Walt Whitman High School, growing at the edge of the
woods next to the athletic fields in a disturbed clearing. Small, young
tree, approx. 2.44 m tall. Broken twigs emit a fruity smell. Growing at
the edge of an Oak-Hickory Mesic Woodland with Aster (Eurybia)
divaricata, Celastrus orbiculatus, Alliaria petiolata, Acer rubrum, Acer
platanoides, and Viburnum acerifolium.
Matthew C. Pace 146
40°49.642’N 73°25.675’W
4 May 2008
elev. approx. 66 m
02511792