Habit; Falmouth, MA, USA; 6/2003 © Christopher Neill
Inflorescence; Falmouth, MA, USA; 8/2003 © Christopher Neill
Infructescence; Falmouth, MA, USA; 10/2003 © Christopher Neill
Identifier: 324 Date of entry: 05.05.2006 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Shining sumac
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Sapindales (72)
Family: Anacardiaceae (19)(family description)
Genus: Rhus (5)
Epithet: copallinum L. (1)
Synonym: Rhus copallina Linnaeus
copallina => gummy or resinous
copallinum => gummy or resinous
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: green, yellow
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