Rhus glabra
Smooth sumac Taxonomy
Synonyms: Subspecific taxa: Classification:
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Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Native
Species Description
General: Dicot-woody, perennial Roots: primary Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; compound, pinnately leaf type; serrate leaf margin; Pinnate leaf venation; linear, oblong leaf shape Inflorescence: panicle Flowers: perfect, unisexual, dioecious; 5 merous; complete, regular; yellow, white; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: drupe Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation Reproduction: sexual, vegetative
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Species is distributed in upland soil; roadsides; margins of woods. ILPIN Notes: Branches and petioles are glabrous and glaucous; drupes are bright red and covered with minute hairs. Terrestrial furbearers-food-bark, fruits. Species is not an important cover species. Can rejuvenate clones by plowing, fire, cutting. Plants have brilliant autumn coloration - bright red upper surface, silvery glacous lower surface. Seed company numbers: 2, 7, 14, 19, 20, 22, 27, 28, 29, 33, 47, 48, 52 Form-balled and burlapped, seeds. Species is planted for erosion control; is pioneer species. Species is polygamodioecious - more often dioecious. Functional Relationships:
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