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Rhus copallinum

Family: anacardiaceae
Common name(s): shining sumac
Synonym(s): Rhus copallina
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~5 - 9~11

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Links for Rhus copallinum

• Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (zone 4)
• Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 5-11) (3 photos)
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (14 photos)
• Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations. (2 photos)
• Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses - Plant portrait with botanical details and description (16 photos)
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (26 photos)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 4-9) (6 photos)
• Missouri Plants - Description and photographs of botanical features, with notes about habitat and native status. (11 photos)
• Native Plants of Central Texas - Photos with brief comments from University of Texas at Austin. (6 photos)
• North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 4-9) (11 photos)
• Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes. (1 photo)
• Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features. (6 photos)

Rhus copallinum var. copallina

Common name(s): shining sumac, wing-rib sumac, winged sumac, black sumac, mountain sumac, upland sumac
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5

Links

• Texas A&M Native Trees - Brief plant profile with horticultural details (zone 5) (4 photos)

Rhus copallinum var. copallinum

Common name(s): Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac

Links

• Carolina Nature - Illustrated woody plant profile, with notes on range and identification. (9 photos)

Rhus copallinum var. lanceolata

Common name(s): Flameleaf Sumac

Links

• Native Plant Society of Texas - Plant profile with basic characteristics, some horticultural information, and a distribution map within Texas. (5 photos)

Rhus copallinum var. latifolia

Common name(s): dwarf sumac
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4 - 9

Links

• Denver Botanic Gardens: Rhus copallina var. latifolia 'Morton' PRAIRIE FLAME™ - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (zone 4) (1 photo)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 4-9) (4 photos). Also a page for 'Morton' PRAIRIE FLAME.