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Rhus copallina

(Dwarf Sumac)

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Dwarf Sumac, Flame-Leaf Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumach, Shining Sumac, Winged Sumac

Common Names in Italian:

Coppale

Common Names in unspecified:

Dwarf Sumac, Shining Sumac

Description

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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

ID Features: Odd-pinnately compound leaves. Pubescent reddish-brown buds. U-shaped leaf scar.

Habit: A deciduous tree , dense in youth, with an open, irregular crown and crooked, spreading branches.

Flowers: Dioecious. Greenish-yellow flowers. Blooms in July. Borne in terminal panicles, 4" to 8" long and half as wide. • Bloom Period: July, August, September. • Flower Color: pale yellow

Seeds: Fruit: Hairy , red drupe. Matures in September. Borne in terminal panicles. Showy.

Foliage: Summer foliage: Alternate leaf arrangement . Deciduous leaves. Odd-pinnately compound leaves. 6" to 12" long. 9 to 12 leaflets . Ovate leaflet shape. Leaflets up to 4" long. Predominately entire leaf margins, some serrations towards leaf tip. Pubescent underside. Winged , pubescent rachis. Dark green leaf color. • Fall foliage: Red fall color. Showy.

Size/Age/Growth

Growth Rate: Moderate. • Size: 20' to 30' tall, equal spread .

Landscaping

Landscape Uses: Massing. Woods edge . Naturalistic areas. Bank covers . For fruiting effect. • Liabilities: Leaf spot. Rusts. Aphids. Mites . Scale. Suckers .

Habitat

Hardy to zone 4.

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 339 meters (0 to 1,112 feet).[2]

Biology

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Growth

Culture: Good in dry, rocky areas. Full sun to mostly shade. Prefers acidic, well-drained soil. Soil adaptable. Suckers .

Soil: Minimum pH: 4.6 • Maximum pH: 6.0

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b. (map)

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Rhus copallinum L. • Schmaltzia Copallina • Schmaltzia copallina (L.) Small • Toxicodendron Copallinum

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Rhus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 46 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

R. aromatica (Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica var. arenaria (Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica var. aromatica (Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica var. serotina (Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica 'Gro-low' (Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica 'Grow-Low' (Fragrant Sumac) · R. aromatica 'Konza' (Konza Fragrant Sumac) · R. ashei (Ash's Sumac) · R. chinensis (Chinese Sumac) · R. copallina (Dwarf Sumac) · R. copallina copallina (Mountain Sumach) · R. copallina leucantha (Southern Sumac) · R. copallinum (Flameleaf Sumac) · R. copallinum var. copallinum (Flameleaf Sumac) · R. copallinum var. latifolia (Winged Sumac) · R. copallinum var. leucantha (Winged Sumac) · R. coriaria (Elm-Leaved Sumac) · R. crenata (Dune Crowberry) · R. glabra (Smooth Sumac) · R. glabra 'Laciniata' (Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac) · R. glauca (Gray-Green Taaibos) · R. hirta (Staghorn Sumac) · R. integrifolia (Lemonade Berry) · R. kearneyi (Desert Sumac) · R. lancea (African Sumac) · R. lanceolata (Prairie Sumac) · R. lentii (Pink Flowering Sumac) · R. michauxii (False Poison Sumac) · R. microphylla (Littleleaf Sumac) · R. ovata (Chapparal Sumac) · R. pendulina (River Karee) · R. pulvinata (Pulvinate Sumac) · R. sandwicensis (Neleau) · R. trichocarpa (Japanese Sumac) · R. trilobata (Aromatic Sumac) · R. trilobata var. anisophylla (Smoothleaf Skunkbush) · R. trilobata var. pilosissima (Fragrant Sumacpubescent Skunkbush Sumac) · R. trilobata var. quinata (Grand Canyon Skunkbush) · R. trilobata var. racemulosa (Summer Skunkbush) · R. trilobata var. simplicifolia (Single-Leaf Skunkbush) · R. trilobata var. trilobata (Ill-Scented Sumac) · R. typhina 'Tiger Eyes' (Staghorn Sumac) · R. virens (Evergreen Sumac) · R. virens choriophylla var. choriophylla (Evergreen Sumac) · R. virens var. choriophylla (Evergreen Sumac) · R. virens var. virens (Evergreen Sumac)

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 23, 2007:

Identifiers

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 = 153.320 meters (503.018 feet), Standard Deviation = 118.170 based on 31 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/19/2012