Winged Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Summary 7
Rhus copallina (orth. var. Rhus copallinum), Shining Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac or Winged Sumac, is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) that is native to eastern North America. It is a deciduous tree growing to 3.5–5.5 metres (11–18 ft) tall and an equal spread with a rounded crown. A 5-year-old sapling will stand about 2.5 metres (8.2 ft).
Comments 8
The foliage turns red during the fall and is quite attractive. It is easy to identify this species in the wild because the central leaf stalks of the compound leaves are conspicuously winged (see the lower photo). Another distinctive characteristic is the smooth margins of the leaves other Rhus spp. have leaf margins that are serrate or crenate.
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- (c) Phillip Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/phillipmerritt/213354052/
- (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5054640190_79034ddde5.jpg
- (c) Jason Sharp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7263/6897196244_f4d3d6dc37_b.jpg
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- (c) "<a href=""http://www.knps.org"">Kentucky Native Plant Society</a>. Scanned by <a href=""http://www.omnitekinc.com/"">Omnitek Inc</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=rhco_001_avd.tif
- (c) Steven J. Baskauf, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/30096
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhus_copallinum
- (c) John Hilty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29450493
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
