Rhus aromatica Aiton GRIN-Global

Taxon: Rhus aromatica Aiton

Summary

Genus:

Rhus

Family:

Anacardiaceae

Subfamily:

Anacardioideae

Nomen number:

101780

Place of publication:

Hort. kew. 1:367. 1789

Verified:

11/07/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Rhus aromatica Aiton var. aromatica (0 active accession[s])
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. pilosissima (Engl.) Shinners (0 active accession[s])
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. serotina (Greene) Rehder (0 active accession[s])
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. simplicifolia (Greene) Cronquist (0 active accession[s])
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Rhus canadensis Marshall

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
- based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
- http://www.skud.info
Clark, R. C. 1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:194. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/702#/summary
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. 1970
Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2. 1991
Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993 Note: = R. trilobata
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Kartesz, J. T. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 1994 Note: with three varieties
Krüssmann, G. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). 1984
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. 1999
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. 1977
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 Note: American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, MD
Radford, A. E. et al. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. 1964
Rehder, A. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs. 1949
Scoggan, H. J. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. 1978-1979
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. Flora malesiana. 1948- Note: mentions
Steyermark, J. A. Flora of Missouri. 1977

Common names

English
aromatic sumac –
fragrant sumac –
lemon sumac –
polecatbush –
skunkbrush –
squawbush –
sweet sumac –
German
duftender Sumach –
Gewürz-Sumach –
Swedish
doftsumak –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Quebec	s.w.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota	w.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/rhara3.htm
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	n.w.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee	http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-database.asp?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Anacardiaceae&GenusID=Rhus&SpeciesID=aromatica
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	s.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario (s.), Quebec (s.w.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota (w.), Oklahoma (http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/rhara3.htm), South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut (w.), Indiana, Massachusetts (w.), Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont (w.), West Virginia]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California, Chihuahua, Sonora]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (n.w.), Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-database.asp?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Anacardiaceae&GenusID=Rhus&SpeciesID=aromatica), Virginia]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Colima, Guanajuato, Hidalgo]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta (s.), Saskatchewan (s.)]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Environmental
Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) –

Banque Nationale de Gènes

Taxon: Rhus aromatica Aiton