Taxonomy
Family: Anacardiaceae
Habitat
Fencerows, roadsides, railroads, abandoned fields. Border of woodlands.
Associates
Distribution
Throughout the U.S., Mexico and southern Canada.
Morphology
Colonial shrub or small tree with few branches. Twigs and petioles glabrous. Leaves pinnately compound; leaflets 11-31, acuminate, serrate, pale beneath. Flowers greenish-yellow in a terminal inflorescence. Fruits red, somewhat flattened, and covered with short, thick hairs.
Notes
Flowers early June to early July
Wetland indicator: Upland
One of the best shrubs for fall color, consistently turning a brilliant red in autumn.
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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