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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cotinus obovata
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cotinus obovatus
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cotinus americanus
COMMON NAME:
American Smoketree
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_coam11_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_coob2_001_lhd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_cotinus_obovatus_14
April
Bark grayish-brown, thin, broken into oblong scales, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_cotinus_obovatus_7
April
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Sam Pratt sbp_1706
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaves obovate, blunt-tipped or notched, dark green above, pubescent below, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Sam Pratt sbp_dscf3730
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_dscf3733
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm201014_7683
October Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cotinus obovata
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cotinus obovatus
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cotinus americanus
392
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - -
Rare
Habitat: Glades, exposed bluffs, and dry upland woodlands over calcareous soils and rock outcrops, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish-white
Usually unisexual, often sterile
5-parted calyx
5 petals
5 stamens
Flowers in terminal clusters
FRUIT:
Greenish
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America p362
- Landscaping with Native Trees p096
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p014
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p085
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p063
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p253
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p30
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p114