Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Laurus albida N., Laurus albidus Nutt., Laurus sassafras L., Laurus variifolium Salisb., Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees var. molle (Raf.) Fern., Sassafras officinale Nees., Sassafras officinalis, Sassafras sassafras (L.) Kaarst., Sassafras sassafras (L.) Karst., Sassafras variifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze,

Common names:

Adhotathny (1879) (46)

Ague tree [Ague-tree] (1876?-1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

American sassafras tree (1882) (14)

Cinnamon-wood [Cinnamon wood] (1876?-1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

Common sassafras (1923-1942) (138, 155)

Fenchelholz (1900, German) (158)

Gombo sassafras (1919, Rafinesque) (107)

Laurier sassafras (1785, French) (8)

Menagwake-minš (1932, Chippewa, fragrant root tree) (105)

Panameholz (1900, German) (158)

Saloop (1876?-1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

Sasaunckapamuck (1879, Naraganset) (46)

Sasfras (1900, Spanish) (158)

Sassafrack (1923) (156)

Sassafras (1820-Present) (50, 2, 5, 20, 38, 46,48, 53, 57, 58, 61, 72, 92, 97, 105, 106, 107, 109, 124, 156, 158)

Sassafras (1900, French) (158)

Sassafras bark (1876) (92)

Sassafras root (1876) (92)

Sassafras tree (1770-1840) (8, 18, 19, 41)

Sassafras wood (1876) (92)

Sausafras (1806, William Clark) (35)

Saxefras (1879) (46)

Saxifrax (1876-1900) (92, 158)

Silky sassafras (1942) (155)

Smelling-stick [Smelling stick] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

White sassafras (1840-1977) (3, 19)