Rhus aromatica W. Aiton var. arenaria (Greene) Fernald. Subgenus: Lobadium. Section: Lobadium. Common name: Sand Sumac, Dune Sumac. Habitat: Sandy woodlands and openings. Distribution: N. OH, MI, ne. IN west to IL and e. IA, mainly along the Great Lakes shores.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Il, NS; = Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. arenaria (Greene) Barkley — G; = Schmaltzia arenaria Greene — Greene (1905); < Rhus aromatica Aiton — Mi, NeUS; < Rhus aromatica Aiton var. aromatica — FNA13, K4, POWO. Basionym: Schmaltzia arenaria Greene 1905
Links to other floras: < Rhus aromatica var. aromatica - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- 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 ⓘ: 9
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