Rhus copallinum L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New Jersey

• County/Municipio

  Ocean Co.

• Locality

  ca 100 m west of Ocean County 539 and ca 220 m north of the Garden State Parkway

• Elevation

  Alt. 14 m. (46 ft.)

• Coordinates

  39.6564, -74.3454

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Anacardiaceae
Rhus copallina L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. New Jersey. Ocean Co. ca 100
m west of Ocean County 539 and ca 220 m north of the
Garden State Parkway. 39.65643N, 74.34543W, ca 14 m.
(Coordinates and elevation from hand-held gps and digital
world map; accurate to within a radius of ca 10 m). Mixed
forest of mostly Quercus, Pinus and numerous Ericaceae.
Shrub 2 m tall, the main stem ca 2 cm diam; sap white and
sticky; bark silvery brown, ± smooth; twigs lustrous; petioles
reddish/pink; leaf blade abaxials lighter than adaxials.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6534
31Jul2008
01087564