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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhus michauxii
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Michaux's Sumac at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhus michauxii
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 110-01-005:
Rhus michauxii FAMILY Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhus michauxii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Andre Michaux
Rhus pumila
COMMON NAME:
Michaux's Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, False Poison Sumac
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JK Marlow jkm140603_362
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Entire plant densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140603_366
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
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JK Marlow jkm140603_374
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Leaflets sessile, simply or doubly serrate, bases rounded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
pinnately compound leaves of shrubs
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JK Marlow jkm140603_376
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Rachis narrowly winged, or wingless, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_rhus_michauxii
September Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
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Keith Bradley kab_rhus_michauxii_4726
October Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
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Will Stuart wil_rhus_michauxii_188
October Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Habit.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhus michauxii
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhus michauxii
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 110-01-005:
Rhus michauxii
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhus michauxii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Andre Michaux
Rhus pumila
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Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: In the fall line sandhills characteristically in submesic, loamy swales, usually associated with such species as Paspalum bifidum, Helianthus divaricatus, Tridens carolinianus, Rhus copallinum, Anthenantia villosa, Gymnopogon spp., and Aristida lanosa; in the eastern Piedmont on sandy soils derived from granite; in the central Piedmont on clayey soils derived from mafic rocks such as gabbro or mafic Carolina slates, probably all of its habitats (formerly) in frequently burned situations, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare and scattered (historically in SC, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 9-13(15) leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Greenish-yellow/White
4-5 sepals
4-5 petals
4-5 stamens
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p086
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p299
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p294
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p071
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