Rhus lanceolata
| Rhus lanceolata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhus |
| Species: | R. lanceolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhus lanceolata (A. Gray) Britton | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rhus lanceolata, the prairie sumac, is a plant species native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.[2][3][4]
Rhus lanceolatais a shrub or small tree up to 9 m (30 feet) tall, reproducing by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are pinnately compound with 13-17 lanceolate leaflets and a winged rachis. Leaflets are entire (untoothed) or with small teeth, green and shiny above but whitish and pubescent below. Flowers are born in a panicle up to 14 cm (5.6 inches) tall. Flowers are white to greenish. Fruits are lens-shaped, about 6 mm (0.25 inches) across, dark red and hairy.[5][6][7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ "Rhus lanceolata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Virginia Tech Plant Data Sheet
- ↑ US Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Digital Representations of Tree Species Range Maps, Rhus lanceolata
- ↑ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
- ↑ Britton, Nathaniel Lord, & Shafer, John Adolph. 1908. North American Trees 606.
- ↑ Small, John Kunkel. 1903. Flora of the Southeastern United States. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill.
- ↑ Texas Native Plants Database, Aggie horticulture, Texas A&M University
- ↑ University of Texas, BIO406D, Introduction to the Flora of Central Texas, Michael Gruenstaeudl, Rhus lanceolata
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