Rhus lanceolata

Rhus lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Rhus
Species: R. lanceolata
Binomial name
Rhus lanceolata
(A. Gray) Britton
Synonyms[1]
  • Rhus copallinum var. lanceolata A. Gray
  • Schmaltzia lanceolata (A. Gray) Small

Rhus lanceolata, the prairie sumac, is a plant species native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.[2][3][4]


Rhus lanceolatais a shrub or small tree up to 9 m (30 feet) tall, reproducing by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are pinnately compound with 13-17 lanceolate leaflets and a winged rachis. Leaflets are entire (untoothed) or with small teeth, green and shiny above but whitish and pubescent below. Flowers are born in a panicle up to 14 cm (5.6 inches) tall. Flowers are white to greenish. Fruits are lens-shaped, about 6 mm (0.25 inches) across, dark red and hairy.[5][6][7][8][9]

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