Rhus aromatica

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• Common Names
• Description
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• Taxonomy
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Overview

A larger growing cultivar, this plant can reach 6' and forms a dense, rounded plant.

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Genus Rhus

Polygamous or dioecious trees or shrubs , usually sapiferous; sap often irritant. Leaves compound . Flowers small, greenish, in axillary or terminal panicles. Calyx persistent , 4-6-lobed; lobes imbricate. Petals 4-6, spreading . Disk present. Stamens as many as or twice the number of petals; anthers bilocular , imperfect in the female flowers. Ovary unilocular ; styles 3, usually free . Drupe small and dry.

Commonly known as sumacs. A genus of 250 species occurring in the warm temperate and subtropical regions of both the hemispheres. Represented in Pakistan by 7 species, 4 of which are native .[1]

Physical Description

Landscaping

Landscape Uses: Massing. Woods edge . Naturalistic areas. Bank covers . Groundcover. • Liabilities: Leaf spot. Rusts. Aphids. Mites . Scale.

Habitat

Hardy to zone 3.

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,647 meters (0 to 8,684 feet).[2]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial • Coppice Potential: Yes • Progagated by Bulbs: No • Propagated by Bare Root: Yes • Propagated by Container: Yes • Propagated by Corms: No • Propagated by Cuttings: No • Propagated by Seed: Yes • Propagated by Sod: No • Propagated by Sprigs: No • Propagated by Tubers: No • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer • Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall • Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes

Growth

Culture: Transplant from containers . Full sun to mostly shade. Prefers acidic, well-drained soil. Soil adaptable. Suckers .

Soil: Adapted to Medium Textured: Adapted to Medium Textured Soils • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes • Anaerobic Tolerance: None • Salinity Tolerance: Low • CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium • Minimum pH: 5.0 • Maximum pH: 8.0 • Fertility Requirement: Low

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade. • Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High • Minimum Precipitation: 16 • Maximum Precipitation: 55 • Moisture Use: Low

Temperature: Minimum Temperature (F): -13°F. • Minimum Frost Free Days: 170 • Cold Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

Publishing author : F.A.Barkley Publication : Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 406 1937 Basionym author: (Greene) Publishing author: F.A.Barkley Publication: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 408 1937 Basionym author: (Greene) Publishing author: Rehder Publication: J. Arnold Arbor . 20: 415 1939 Basionym author: (Greene) Publishing author: Engl. Publication: Jahrb. xxxii. 132. Publishing author: Greene Publication: Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 128 1905 Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication: Hort. kew. 1:367. 1789

Name verified on 07-Nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 12-Aug-1996

Similar Species

Notice that the middle leaflet does not have the long, reddish petiole (stem) that Poison Ivy has.

Members of the genus Rhus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 624 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

R. abyssinica · R. acocksii · R. acuminata · R. acuminatissima · R. acutidens · R. acutiloba · R. aequalis · R. affinis · R. africana · R. aglaophylla · R. ailanthoides · R. alata · R. albicans · R. albida · R. albomarginata · R. allophylloides · R. allophylloides var. mexiae · R. allophyloides · R. amazonica · R. ambigua · R. amboensis · R. amela · R. americana · R. amerina · R. amharica · R. amherstensis · R. amoena · R. ampla · R. anchietae · R. andrieuxii · R. angolensis · R. angustiarum · R. angustifolia · R. angustifolium · R. antillana · R. apiculata · R. aprica · R. arborea · R. arborescens · R. arbuscula · R. arenaria · R. argentea · R. arguta · R. argyi · R. argyrophylla · R. aromatica (Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica Aiton var. aromatica Aiton · R. aromatica flabelliformis · R. aromatica 'Gro-low' (Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica 'Grow-Low' (Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica illinoensis · R. aromatica 'Konza' (Konza Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica serotina · R. aromatica trilobata · R. aromatica var. arenaria (Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica var. aromatica (Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica var. serotina (Fragrant Sumac) · R. arsenei · R. ashei (Ashe's Sumac) · R. asplenifolia · R. atomaria · R. atra · R. atrovirens · R. aucheri · R. auriculata · R. bahamensis · R. barclayi · R. batophylla · R. baurii · R. bendirei · R. bequaertii · R. bicolor · R. blanda · R. blinii · R. blodgettii · R. bodinieri · R. bofillii · R. bolusii · R. borealis · R. borneensis · R. brasiliensis · R. brenanii · R. bucki-amela · R. bucki-amelam · R. buettneri · R. buluwayensis · R. burchellii · R. burkeana · R. cacodendron · R. calophylla · R. calycina · R. canadensis · R. canadensis var. simplicifolia · R. canadensis var. trilobata · R. carnosula · R. carolinense · R. caroliniana · R. carolinina · R. caudata · R. caustica

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 13, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Light, Kris. East Tennessee Wildflowers
• The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 24, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 22, 2007:

• Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Museum of Nature Herbarium
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
• US National Plant Germplasm System, United States National Plant Germplasm System Collection
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium
• Utah State University, USU-UTC Specimen Database
• Utah Valley State College
• , Utah Valley State College Herbarium

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2652270
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-28779
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13743135
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70405-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 101780
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 28779
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 70405-1
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: RHTRS2 RHT
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 11781

Footnotes

1. Yashin J. Nasir "Rhus". in Flora of Pakistan Page 4.. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. Mean = 511.380 meters (1,677.756 feet), Standard Deviation = 522.580 based on 996 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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