shining sumac

plant
Also known as: Rhus copallinum, dwarf sumac, winged sumac

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  • Smooth, or scarlet, sumac (Rhus glabra).
    In sumac

    The smaller sumacs are the shining, winged, or dwarf sumac (R. copallinum) and the lemon, or fragrant, sumac (R. aromatica). The former is often grown for its shiny leaves, the leaflets of which are connected by ribs along the axis, and showy reddish fruits. The fragrant sumac has three-parted leaves,…

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