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Photographer: Dennis W. Woodland
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Family Anacardiaceae
Rhus copallina L.
dwarf sumac, flame-leaf sumac, shining sumac
Rhus: derived from rhous, an ancient Greek name for Sumac
copallina: gummy; resinous
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial shrub 4'-10' tall and 1"-3" in diameter; young twigs and leaf stalks softly-hairy and with raised dots |
| Fruit: | red, usually flattened berry with a few short hairs |
| Leaf: | alternate, pinnately-divided into 7-21 narrow leaflets; toothless, upper surface shiny; main axis winged |
| Habitat: | sunny; dry |
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