Rhus aromatica Aiton var. serotina (Greene) Rehder. Subgenus: Lobadium. Section: Lobadium. Midwestern Fragrant Sumac. Phen: Apr-May. Hab: Dry to dry-mesic upland forests and woodlands, glade margins, and bluffs. Dist: S. WI, IA, and sc. SD south to s. IL, MO, AR, and e. TX. Some populations east of the Mississippi River in TN, KY, and AL may represent this taxon (D. Estes, pers. comm., 2012).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, G, GrPl, Il, K3, K4, Mo2, NcTx, Tx; = n/a – S; = Rhus aromatica Aiton ssp. serotina (Greene) R.E.Brooks; = Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. serotina (Greene) F.A.Barkley – Barkley (1937); = Schmaltzia serotina Greene – Greene (1905); < Rhus aromatica Aiton – NeUS, Ok, Tn

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ?: 7