Caption: Sassafras
Photographer: Annkatrin Rose
Locality: Cherokee Woods, North Carolina, United States (36.097842, -81.798115)
Notes: A young sassafras tree in bright Fall colors. The ground up dry leaves of this tree are used as a spice in some types of gumbo. The roots were used to make root beer until their use in foods was banned by the FDA because the oil (safrole) is a liver toxin and potential carcinogen. Nowadays root beers commonly contain either safrole-free sassafras o
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