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Photographer: Matthew L. Wagner
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Family Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica Aiton
fragrant sumac, squaw-bush
Rhus: derived from rhous, an ancient Greek name for Sumac
aromatica: aromatic
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | perennial, bushy, rounded, up to 7' tall shrub with many branches; bark smooth; often forming thickets |
| Flower: | pale yellow to greenish, blooming April-July; in short, spike-like clusters from the axils; appearing before or with the leaves |
| Fruit: | bright red, densely hairy, less than 1/4" round berry |
| Leaf: | alternate, divided into 3 mostly stalkless leaflets aromatic when crushed |
| Notes: | open woods, dunes |
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