Sassafras tzumu (Chinese sassafras, Cha mu) is a species of Sassafras native to southern China, in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan and Zhejiang, and to Vietnam. It grows in either sparse or dense forests habitat types, at elevations of 100–1,900 meters (330–6,230 ft).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Chinese Sassafras being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Laurales
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Sassafras
- Species
- Sassafras tzumu
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