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Rhus aromatica W. Aiton var. serotina (Greene) Rehder. Subgenus: Lobadium. Section: Lobadium. Common name: Midwestern Fragrant Sumac. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Dry to dry-mesic upland forests and woodlands, glade margins, and bluffs. Distribution: 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, K4, Mo2, NcTx, NS, POWO, 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; < Rhus aromatica Aiton var. aromatica — FNA13. Basionym: Schmaltzia serotina Greene 1905

Links to other floras: < Rhus aromatica var. aromatica - FNA13

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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

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