Rhus copallinum - (image 1 of 3)
Taxonomy
Family: Anacardiaceae
Habitat
Open, dry places.
Associates
Distribution
New England south to FL, west WI to TX.
Morphology
Shrub or small tree. Leaves shiny above, pinnately compound; leaflets 7-21, entire or with a few shallow teeth; rachis winged between each pair of leaflets. Fruit red, slightly flattened, pilose.
Notes
Flowers June to August
Wetland indicator: Upland
The var. latifolia Engl. (shown here) occurs in the Chicago region. The specific epithet is also spelled copallina. Also called Winged Sumac
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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