Rhus aromatica var. trilobata (Nutt.) A.Gray

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Nebraska

• County/Municipio

  Scotts Bluff Co.

• Locality

  5.5-6.75 Mi S, 3-4.25 Mi W of Melbeta. Buffalo Creek State Wildlife Management Area; vicinity of Windmill Trail. T20N R54W sect 17 SW1/4, sect 18 S1/4 & sect 19 W1/2

• Elevation

  Alt. 1250 - 1347 m. (4101 - 4419 ft.)

• Coordinates

  41.6957, -103.581

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF NEBRASKA, USA
Rhus aromatica Aiton
var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray ex S. Watson
Nebraska, Scotts Bluff Co: 5.5-6.75 mi S, 3—4.25 mi W of Melbeta.
Buffalo Creek State Wildlife Management Area: vicinity of Windmill
Trail. T20N R54W sect 17 SW1/«, sect 18 S% & sect 19 WVi. [Sect
19 in Banner Co.] Within area bounded by points at 41.68842°N,
103.58657°W (±14 ft), 41.70093°N, 103.59728°W (±12 ft), and
41.70288°N, 103.57481 °W (±15 ft; all determined by GPS; datum =
WGS 84). Elevation 4100-4420 ft.
Weedy grasslands and riparian areas and tall, primarily N and S-
facing cliffs of erodable, non-calcareous, sedimentary rocks of
Tertiary age above unnamed tributary to Gering Canal. Secondary
riparian forest with Acer negundo, Celtis occidentalis, Juniperus
scopulorum, Salix amygdaloides and scattered large Populus
deltoides along creek; highly disturbed grasslands largely
dominated by non-native species on lower slopes; Achnathervm
hymenoides-Elymus lanceolatus-Hesperostipa comata mixed-grass
prairie with scattered Artemisia spp. and Rhus trilobata on upper
slopes; scattered Juniperus scopulorum and Pinus ponderosa on
ridgetops and in ravines, with more mesic, N-facing ravines
becoming rather densely wooded.
Common on upper slopes.
Caleb A. Morse 21107	30 June 2010
The Ronald L. McGregor Herbarium (KANU)
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS USA
02552648