| Accepted name: |
Rhus X borealis Green |
| Synonym(s): |
-Rhus borealis Greene
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| English names: |
(Rhus glabra X Rhus typhina)
(Rhus glabra X Rhus typhina)
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| French names: |
Sumac glabre
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WRHUBO
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Cultivated for the edible fruits, which are used to prepare refreshing drinks. The bark contains tannin, the roots a dye, and the flowers have medicinal properties. In the USA also in experimental cultivation as tannin plant(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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