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A Comprehensive Guide to Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

by RobSilphium
March 10, 2022
6 min read

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is a deciduous tree found in mid-western and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada. This tree is a host plant to… A Comprehensive Guide to Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin), a Comprehensive Guide in 9 Sections

by RobSilphium
January 17, 2022
5 min read

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) is a common understory shrub in the forests of eastern North America. It has fragrant yellow/green flowers that appear in the early spring and is the host plant for two species of butterflies and one moth.