Sassafras albidum (Nutt.), commonly called sassafras, is a native member of the family Lauraceae that is native to the eastern portion of North America. The exact specimen I found at Deep Woods, which is 1.3 miles SE of Bloomington, Ohio, was taken from an open canopy upland forest. The canopy layer was dominated by shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) and black oak (Quercus velutina). There were black oak, shagbark hickory, and sassafras in the understory, but I was not able to see what was in the herbaceous layer.

Lindara benzoin (L), commonly called spicebush is also a native member of the family Lauraceae that is native to the eastern part of North America. The exact spicebush plant I found was at Deep Woods, about 1.3 miles southeast of Bloomington, Ohio. The specimen was taken from a slope that transitioned from a mesic to an upland forest habitat. In the immediate area of the spicebush, the canopy was dominated by cedars. Meanwhile, the understory was made of swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) and black cherry (Prunus serotina). The herbaceous layers were dominated by spicebush and Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii).