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Label

Accession No. 12380 
Family Anacardiaceae 
Species Rhus aromatica Aiton
Subspecies var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray ex S. Watson
Common name "skunkbush sumac"
Collector Information N. Snow  (7776)  27 April 2000
Geography United States,  Colorado, Weld County
Lat./Long. 40°  24' 13" N, 104°  41 ' 54" W at 4750 feet (1448 m)
Locality Greeley, University of Northern Colorado campus, W side of Ross Hall. 
Ecology in native prairie garden. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Rhus trilobata var. trilobata Nutt.
     Rhus aromatica ssp. flabelliformis (Shinners) R.E. Brooks
     Rhus aromatica var. flabelliformis Shinners
     Rhus aromatica ssp. trilobata (Nutt.) W.A. Weber
     Rhus aromatica var. trilobata (Nutt.) Gray ex. S. Wats.
     Schmaltzia trilobata (Nutt.) Small

Common Name(s): ill-scented sumac, skunkbush, skunkbush sumac.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=530014, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Sapindales
                                Family: Anacardiaceae
                                    Genus: Rhus
                                        Species: Rhus trilobata
                                            Variety: Rhus trilobata var. trilobata
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
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Images of other samples of the same species:
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
12389 Andropogon hallii      "sand bluestem" same section
12526 Artemisia campestris  ssp. caudata   "field wormwood" same section
12379 Descurainia sophia      "flix weed" same section
12353 Fallugia paradoxa      "Apache plume" same section
12355 Reseda luteola      "weld" same section
12381 Ribes aureum      "golden currant" same section
12399 Thermopsis rhombifolia      "prairie thermopsis" same section

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Arlington School (School) Weld County, CO 1730 ft. SE 4731  Greeley 
Glenmere Park (Park) Weld County, CO 2531 ft. NW 4751  Greeley 
University of Northern Colorado (School) Weld County, CO 2750 ft. NE 4712  Greeley 
Farr Park (Park) Weld County, CO 0.7 mi. S 4725  Greeley 
Jackson Field (Populated Place) Weld County, CO 0.7 mi. E 4692  Greeley 
Cameron School (School) Weld County, CO 0.9 mi. N 4695  Greeley 
Evans Cemetery (Cemetery) Weld County, CO 0.9 mi. S 4715  Greeley 
Garden City (Populated Place) Weld County, CO 0.8 mi. SE 4695  Greeley 
Meeker Junior High School (School) Weld County, CO 0.9 mi. N 4669  Greeley 
Meeker Memorial Museum (Building) Weld County, CO 1 mi. N 4666  Greeley 
NCMC Heliport (Airport) Weld County, CO 1 mi. N 4712  Greeley 
Montview Park (Park) Weld County, CO 0.9 mi. NW 4744  Greeley 
Weld County Public Hospital (Hospital) Weld County, CO 1 mi. N 4734  Greeley 
Jackson School (School) Weld County, CO 0.9 mi. SW 4780  Greeley 
Saint Peters School (School) Weld County, CO 1.2 mi. N 4659  Greeley 
Rosedale (Populated Place) Weld County, CO 1.3 mi. S 4705  Greeley 
Heath Junior High School (School) Weld County, CO 1.1 mi. NW 4744  Greeley 
Jefferson School (School) Weld County, CO 1.2 mi. NE 4652  Greeley 
Maplewood School (School) Weld County, CO 1.3 mi. N 4715  Greeley 
Brentwood School (School) Weld County, CO 1.2 mi. SW 4807  Greeley 

Links

Taxon Links for species Rhus aromatica  Aiton

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Rhus+aromatica

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