Introductory
SPECIES: Rhus trilobata | Skunkbush Sumac 



ABBREVIATION : 
RHUTRI

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   RHTR


COMMON NAMES : 
   skunkbush sumac
   skunkbush
   quailbush
   ill-scented sumac
   lemonade sumac
   squawbush
   squawberry
   skunkbrush
   lemita
   polecat bush
   three-lobed sumac
   shoneehaw
   three-leaved sumac


TAXONOMY : 
The fully documented species scientific name is Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Recognized varieties are as follows:

          Rhus trilobata var. anisophylla Jepson
          Rhus trilobata var. arenaria (Greene) Barkl.
          Rhus trilobata var. pilosissima Engler.
          Rhus trilobata var. quinata Jepson
          Rhus trilobata var. racemulosa (Greene) Barkl.
          Rhus trilobata var. serotina Greene
          Rhus trilobata var. simplicifolia (Greene) Barkl.
          Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. trilobata

Skunkbush sumac is a highly variable species with many ecotypes [42].
Numerous varieties with much intergradation have been described.
Skunkbush sumac probably hybridizes with several other species in the
genus Rhus.


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, September 1987


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, January 1988


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. A. 1987. Rhus trilobata. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Rhus trilobata | Skunkbush Sumac