Rhus copallinum L. var. latifolia Engler

Locations ofRhus copallinum L. var. latifolia Engler in Virginia

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Family
Anacardiaceae
Botanical Name
Rhus copallinum L. var. latifolia Engler
Common Name
Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Rhus copallinum L. var latifolia Engler
Comments
Two geographically correlated varieties, in their extremes differing significantly in leaf architecture and number of leaflets, occur in Virginia. Var. latifolia Engler occurs inland over much of the e. US. The recognition of varieties is confounded by clinal and/or uncorrelated variation in leaf characters, and some specimens cannot be assigned unequivocally to a var.
Habitat
Dry, rocky woodlands and barrens, shale barrens, old fields, fencerows, roadsides, and early-successional forests. Common at lower elevations nearly throughout.
Native Status
Native

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