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Rhus trilobata
© 2005 James M. Andre
Rhus trilobata
© 2004 James M. Andre
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Rhus trilobata  Torrey & A. Gray
Skunkbrush, skunkbush sumac
Rhus trilobata, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to North America.
Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Habitat: canyons [Walker]
Wetlands:Usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 0 and 3500 feet
Family: ANACARDIACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Rhus found in California.
This is a parent record; distribution data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties:
  Rhus trilobata var. simplicifolia
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2: accepted name: Rhus aromatica
 
 NOTE: Rhus trilobata is not an active name in the Calflora species table.




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Distribution by County: See a detailed   Distribution Grid  of this plant in California.
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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH.   Click county name to view records.
    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Rhus trilobata  from other sources:
Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images

website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (RHTR)

Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

    Citation
    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: May 19, 2013).

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