Sumac
genus of plants
Sumac, also spelled sumach, is a flowering plant.
| Sumac | |
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| Sumac fruit in fall | |
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| Kingdom: | |
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| (unranked): | Eudicots
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| (unranked): | Rosids
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| Family: | Anacardiaceae
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| Genus: | Rhus |
| Type species | |
| Rhus coriaria | |
Sumacs are small trees. The leaves are arranged like spirals. The flowers are in spikes. Each flower is very small, greenish, creamy white or red, with five petals. The fruits form clusters of reddish drupes called "sumac bobs".[3][4]
References
change- ↑ "Rhus L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ↑ "Rhus L." TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ↑ Sumac - Ingredients - Taste.com.au
- ↑ "Poison Sumach and good Sumac shrubs". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
