I love the sound of that word... sass-a-fras! The leaves are unmistakeable. Crush one in your hand and the scent really does remind you of root beer. Native to the Carolinas and Georgia. More about sassafras here - http://namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=1330
@dutchothotmailcom Thank you, Esther! "Sassafras root beverages were made by indigenous peoples of the Americas for culinary and medicinal reasons before the arrival of Europeans in North America, and European culinary techniques have been applied to making traditional sassafras-based beverages similar to root beer since the 16th century." More fascinating info here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_beer
@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana! We do have a nice wild variety.
@koalagardens Thank you!
@wakelys Thank you very much, Susan!