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'''''Rhus ovata''''' ([[S.Watson]]), also known as '''Sugar Bush''' or '''Sugar Sumac''', is an evergreen [[shrub]] to small [[tree]] that grows in [[chaparral]] in dry [[canyons]] and south-facing slopes below 1300 m in [[Southern California]], [[Arizona]] and [[Baja California]].  Its size ranges from 2 – 10 m tall and it has a rounded appearance.  ''Rhus ovata'' often hybridizes with ''Rhus integrifolia''.
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The [[twigs]] of ''Rhus ovata'' are thick and reddish in color.  Its [[foliage]] consists of dark green, leathery, ovate leaves that are folded along the [[midrib]].  The leaf arrangement is alternate. Its [[inflorescences]] which occur at the ends of [[branches]] consist of small, 5-petaled, [[flowers]] that appear to be pink, but upon closer examination actually have white to pink [[petals]] with red [[sepals]]. Additionally, the [[flowers]] may be either bisexual or pistillate.  The [[fruit]] is a reddish, sticky [[drupe]], and is small, about 6 – 8 mm in [[diameter]].
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Rhus ovata, Wats. Shrub, to 10 ft. : lvs. short-stalked, ovate, acute or acuminate, entire or rarely spinosely toothed, 2-3 in. long: fls. in dense spikes 1/2in. long, sometimes crowded into terminal panicles, light yellow: fr. ovate, flattened, dark red, 1/4in. long. Spring. S. Calif., Ariz.
 
Rhus ovata, Wats. Shrub, to 10 ft. : lvs. short-stalked, ovate, acute or acuminate, entire or rarely spinosely toothed, 2-3 in. long: fls. in dense spikes 1/2in. long, sometimes crowded into terminal panicles, light yellow: fr. ovate, flattened, dark red, 1/4in. long. Spring. S. Calif., Ariz.
 
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==Cultivation==
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''Rhus ovata'' can be used in the landscape. It likes well-drained [[soil]] in a sunny location with little water once established since it is very [[drought]] tolerant.  It does not handle [[pruning]] well, however.
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| familia = [[Anacardiaceae]]
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| genus = [[Rhus]]
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| species = '''''R. ovata'''''
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'''''Rhus ovata''''' ([[S.Watson]]), also known as '''Sugar Bush''' or '''Sugar Sumac''', is an evergreen [[shrub]] to small [[tree]] that grows in [[chaparral]] in dry [[canyons]] and south-facing slopes below 1300 m in [[Southern California]], [[Arizona]] and [[Baja California]].  Its size ranges from 2 – 10 m tall and it has a rounded appearance.  ''Rhus ovata'' often hybridizes with ''Rhus integrifolia''.
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===Propagation===
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The [[twigs]] of ''Rhus ovata'' are thick and reddish in color.  Its [[foliage]] consists of dark green, leathery, ovate leaves that are folded along the [[midrib]].  The leaf arrangement is alternate. Its [[inflorescences]] which occur at the ends of [[branches]] consist of small, 5-petaled, [[flowers]] that appear to be pink, but upon closer examination actually have white to pink [[petals]] with red [[sepals]]. Additionally, the [[flowers]] may be either bisexual or pistillate.  The [[fruit]] is a reddish, sticky [[drupe]], and is small, about 6 – 8 mm in [[diameter]].
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== Uses ==
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''Rhus ovata'' can be used in the landscape. It likes well-drained [[soil]] in a sunny location with little water once established since it is very [[drought]] tolerant.  It does not handle [[pruning]] well, however.
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The fruit of ''Rhus ovata'' can be used to make a drink similar to [[lemonade]]. The [[fruit]] and [[flowers]] are also popular with [[birds]] and [[butterflies]] and the [[plant]] itself provides good [[Habitat (ecology)|habitat]] for [[bird]]s.
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*Saunders, Charles Francis. ''Edible and Useful Wild Plants'', Dover Publications Inc., New York, 1976.
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==References==
*Schmidt, Marjorie G. ''Growing California Native Plants'', University of California Press, 1980.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Rhus+ovata Jepson Flora Project: Rhus ovata]
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RHOV USDA Plants Profile: Rhus ovata]
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
*[http://biology.csusb.edu/PlantGuideFolder/RhusOvata/RhusOvataPage.htm Rhus ovata photos]
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
*[http://www.arizonensis.org/sonoran/fieldguide/rhus_ovata.html Sonoran Desert Field Guide]
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==External links==
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[[Category:Flora of California]]
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[[Category:Flora of Baja California]]
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[[Category:Flora of Arizona]]
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[[Category:Trees_of_Arizona]]
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[[Category:Sapindales]]
 

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