A fact from Sassafras hesperia appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Latest comment: 13 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
The rationale for suspecting that S. hesperia was evergreen would form a lively detail for the general reader, and one with general application, I imagine. Why not take up this missed opportunity?--Wetman (talk) 05:12, 27 July 2010 (UTC)Reply
I have expanded the section as much as possible from the reference, but the section was small in the description there. --Kevmin§ 20:58, 27 July 2010 (UTC)Reply
