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Anacardiaceae
Cotinus

not marked as a favorite taxon Cotinus P. Miller. Common name: Smoketree.

Key to Cotinus

A genus of 4-8 species, of se. and sc. North America and temperate Eurasia.

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Subfamily: Anacardioideae.

ID notes: The inflorescence often consists of mostly villous pedicels with the exception being those formed beneath mature drupes; these are conspicuous and aid in wind dispersal (Pell et al. 2024).

References: Barkley (1937); Mitchell & Pell (2019) In Naczi & collaborators (2019); Pell et al. In Kubitzki (2011); Pell, Mitchell, & Miller (2024) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024). Show full citations.

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