258 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. 8S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Observations: Porcupine, jack rabbit, Zuni prairie dog, painted chipmunk; 
Cary San Luis chipmunk, western chipmunk. A valuable fall and winter 
browse for livestock provided it is eaten with other forage in ordinary amounts; 
young stems and fresh leaves in the spring have caused livestock poisoning. 
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees. Sassafras. 
S. variifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze., S. sassafras (LL) Karst., S. officinale Nees 
and Eberm., Laurus albida Nutt. 
Rangec:20) 22723. 24-220 26.52(— 28, 29: 30: 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Drupe; available August—October. 
Usually a large shrub, less commonly a small to large tree; occurs on many 
kinds of soils including sand; reproduces extensively by means of root stocks; 
densely thicket forming; dioecious; coppices freely after cutting; wood very 
durable, somewhat used commercially; a pioneer species in old fields; often a 
troublesome weed. 
Stomach records: Highteen species of birds including bobwhite; woodchuck. 
Observations: Ten species of birds; ranks twenty-sixth on the list of quail 
food plants in the Southeast; marsh rabbit, woodchuck, wild turkey; black 
bear, white-tailed deer. 
Sassafras officinale, see Sassafras albidum. 
Sassafras sassafras, see Sassafras aibidum. 
Sassafras variifolium, see Sassafras albidwm. 
Savia phylianthoides, see Andrachne phyllanthoides. 
Schaefferia cuneifolia Gray. Desert yaupon. 
Range: 11, 17; 20. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Dry drupe; available in May. 
A small, densely-branched, spinose shrub; slow growing; easily transplanted. 
Schinus fagara, see Xanthozylum fagara. 
Schizonotus discolor, see Holodiscus discolor. 
Schmaltzia affinis, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia anisophylla, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia arenaria, see Rhus aromatica. 
Schmaltzia aromatica, see Rhus aromatica. 
Schmaltzia ashei, see Rhus ashei. 
Schmaltzia bakeri, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia cognata, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia copallina, see Rhus copailina. 
Schmaltzia cruciata, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia emoryi, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia glabra, see Rhus glabra. 
Schmaltzia glabrata, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia glauca, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia glomerata, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia hirta, see Rhus typhina. 
Schmalizia illinoensis, see Rhus aromatica. 
Schmaltzia lanceolata, see Rhus copallina. 
Schmaltzia leiocarpa, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia malacophylla, see Rhus trilobata. 
Schmaltzia michauxii, see Rhus michaucii. 
