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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Rhus aromatica var. aromatica
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
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Read more about Fragrant Sumac at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhus aromatica var. aromatica
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 110-01-004:
Rhus aromatica
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Schmaltzia crenata
COMMON NAME:
Fragrant Sumac, Squawbush
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JK Marlow jkm120325_760
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Coarsely toothed above mid-leaflet. Lateral leaflets assymmetric & sessile, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
COMPARE
Fragrant Sumac and Poison Oak
JK Marlow jkm090404_172
April Walker County GA
Pigeon Mountain
Straggly, upright, rounded shrub, 1'-7' tall, not poisonous, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_rhus_aromatica_8
May
Short dense catkin-like clusters open before or during leaf expansion, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
JK Marlow jkm140603_378
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Petiolule of terminal leaflet is the same length as the lateral petiolules, per www.carolinanature.com.
JK Marlow jkm140603_381
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Leaflets thick, at first pubescent on both surfaces, glabrate in age, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_aromatica_aroma
June
Fruits roundish, very hairy, bright red, and quite conspicuous, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Rhus aromatica var. aromatica
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhus aromatica var. aromatica
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 110-01-004:
Rhus aromatica
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Schmaltzia crenata