Rhus typhina L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Anacardiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Tall shrub or small tree to 10 m; younger branches, petioles, and lf-rachis densely and softly hirsute; lfls 9–29, lanceolate to narrowly oblong, 5–12 cm, acuminate, serrate, paler beneath; frs 4–5 mm, somewhat flattened, red, densely covered with slender, tapering hairs 1–2 mm. Dry, open places; N.S. and s. Que. to Minn., s. to W.Va. and O., and irregularly to n. Ga., n. Ala., and Io. June, July. (R. hirta)
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Common Names
staghorn-sumac