Sumac
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Sumac is any one of approximately 250 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus and related genera, in the family Anacardiaceae.
Sumacs grow in subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world, especially in North America.[1][2]
Sumacs are shrubs and small trees that can reach a height of 1 - 10 m. The leaves are spirally arranged; they are usually pinnately compound, though some species have trifoliate or simple leaves. The flowers are in dense panicles or spikes 5 - 30 cm long, each flower very small, greenish, creamy white or red, with five petals. The fruits form dense clusters of reddish drupes called sumac bobs. The dried drupes of some species are ground to produce a tangy purple spice.
Species including the fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica), the littleleaf sumac (R. microphylla), the skunkbush sumac (R. trilobata), the smooth sumac and the staghorn sumac are grown for ornament, either as the wild types or as cultivars.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Sumacs propagate both by seed (spread by birds and other animals through their droppings), and by new shoots from rhizomes, forming large clonal colonies.
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References
- ↑ 12. Rhus Linnaeus, Flora of China
- ↑ Rhus L., USDA PLANTS
- ↑ Miller, A. 2004. Rhus sp. nov. A. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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