Sassafras officinale / Sassafras Root Bark

Sassafras officinale (sassafras, white sassafras, red sassafras, or silky sassafras) is a species of Sassafras native to eastern North America, from southern Maine and southern Ontario west to Iowa, and south to central Florida and eastern Texas.

It occurs throughout the eastern deciduous forest habitat type, at altitudes of sea level up to 1,500 m (5000 feet).It i s a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) tall.