Atherospermataceae

Blackheart sassafras

Atherosperma moschatum Labill.

Family: Atherospermataceae
Genus: Atherosperma

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Blackheart sassafras (Atherosperma moschatum) — FlowerPhoto: Cowirrie, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Blackheart sassafras, Southern sassafras
Finnish: Australiansassafras
Russian: Атеросперма
Swedish: Svart sassafras

Flowers

In flower: July to September (from 101 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cowirrie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cowirrie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ramit Singal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cowirrie, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Original: peganum Derived: Peter coxhead, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ttsquid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.