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'''Poison sumac''' (''[[Toxicodendron]]'' ''vernix'' or ''[[Rhus]] vernix'') is a woody [[shrub]] or small tree growing to 7 m (20 ft) tall.<ref name=Keeler>Our Native Trees and How to Identify Them (Keeler)</ref> All parts of the plant contain a resin called [[urushiol]] that causes skin and mucous membrane irritation to humans. When burned, inhalation of the smoke may cause the rash to appear on the lining of the lungs, causing extreme pain and possibly fatal respiratory difficulty. Poison sumac is a shrub or small tree, up to 20 feet in height, with 7-13 leaflets per leaf. These are oval to oblong, acuminate, cuneate at the base, undulate, glabrous or slightly pubescent beneath, and are usually 2-4 inch long. Its flowers are greenish, in loose axillary panicles 3-8 inches long. The fruits are subglobose, gray, flattened and 0.2 inches across. {{Inc| Rhus vernix, Linn. (R. venenata, DC.). Poison Sumac. Poison Elder. Shrub or tree, to 20 ft.: lfts. 7-13, oval to oblong, acuminate, cuneate at base, undulate, glabrous or slightly pubescent beneath usually 2-4 in. long: fls. greenish, in loose axillary panicles 3-8 in. long: fr. subglobose, gray, flattened, 1/5in. across. Swamps, R. I., Ont., and Minn., south to Fla. and La.—Very poisonous: foliage turns to a brilliant scarlet in autumn. }} Describe the plant here... ==Cultivation== <!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== <!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== <!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc --> ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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