it's amazing how ol' Bernie went viral - he's popping up everywhere - got an honorable mention in my Facebook feed from the Assateague Island National Seashore:
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This ‘double mitten’ leaf was never worn by Bernie, but it was once attached to a sassafras tree! Sassafras is a native tree that can be easily found in the hardwood forest pockets on Assateague Island. All parts of the sassafras – the roots, bark, leaves, shoots and even the pith from the branches – are spicy and fragrant. It was used by the Delaware, Nanticoke and Assateague tribes for medicinal purposes as well as for flavoring foods.
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