Introductory
SPECIES: Rhus copallinum | Flameleaf Sumac 



ABBREVIATION : 
RHUCOP

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   RHCO


COMMON NAMES : 
   flameleaf sumac
   shiny sumac
   dwarf sumac
   winged sumac
   mountain sumac
   black sumac


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for flameleaf sumac is Rhus
copallinum L. [43].  Varieties:  The typical variety, R. copallinum L.
var. copallinum, is generally replaced in central Texas by the prairie
flame-leaf sumac, R.  copallinum L. var. lanceolate Gray, which has
narrower and more falcate leaves, larger clusters of fruit, and a more
treelike rounded form.  White flame-leaf sumac or southern sumac, R.
copallinum L. var. leucantha (Jacq.) DC., is a variety with white flowers
found near New Braunfels, Texas.  Winged sumac or dwarf sumac, R.
copallinum L. var. latifolia Engl. is a variety with 5 to 13 broader
oblong to narrow-ovate leaflets, but some authors have relegated it to
the status of a synonym of the species [3,40].  This paper focuses on
the typical variety.


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Milo Coladonato, June 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Coladonato, Milo 1992.  Rhus copallinum.  In: Remainder of Citation

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