Species: Rhus glabra
Smooth Sumac
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Sapindales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Rhus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
smooth sumac
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Sumac Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Sapindales - Anacardiaceae - Rhus
Ecology and Life History
Ecology Comments
Aldous (1934) found that R. glabra is slow at initiating spring growth, and that stem carbohydrate reserves remain high until the plant flowers (June 18 in KS, July 3 in ND). However, carbohydrate reserves are at a maximum in the fall (Aldous 1934).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-08-29
Global Status Last Changed
1984-08-29
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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