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Rhus typhina Linnaeus. Subgenus: Rhus. Staghorn Sumac. Phen: May-Jun; Jun-Sep. Hab: Roadsides, old pastures, thickets, clearings, rock outcrops, barrens. Dist: NS and NB west to MN, south to n. GA, AL, MS, and KS.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The apparently older epithet "hirta" was formally rejected in 1999 (see Gandhi 2016 for summary).

Other Comments: The species, especially in its cut-leaved forms, forma laciniata (Wood) Rehder and forma dissecta Rehder, is very popular in Europe as a cultivated ornamental.

Synonymy: = C, F, G, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo2, NeUS, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV; = Rhus hirta (L.) Sudw. – Il, NE, S; = Schmaltzia hirta (L.) Small – S13; > Rhus typhina L. var. laciniata Alph.Wood – Barkley (1937); > Rhus typhina L. var. typhina – Barkley (1937)

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Rhus typhina, fruit, Jacks River, Cohutta Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, Fannin County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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