occidentale L.
cuneata Britt.
dentata Jacq.
dodonaea (L.) Urban
glabra (J.A. Schultes) Spreng.
coggygria Scop.
Synonymy: Rhus cotinus L.
obovatus Raf.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: American smoketree, smokebush, chittam-wood
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Cotinus americanus Nutt.
molleoides (Vell.) Engl.
laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams
Synonymy: Rhus laurina Nutt.
indica L.
toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urban
Synonymy: Amyris toxifera L.
atlantica Desf.
chinensis Bunge
texana Swingle
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Texas pistachio, Mexican pistachio, Americna pistachio, lentisco
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
aromatica Ait.
var. arenaria (Greene) Fern.
Synonymy: Rhus arenaria (Greene) G.N. Jones
, Rhus trilobata var. arenaria (Greene) Barkl.
var. aromatica
Synonymy: Rhus aromatica var. illinoensis (Greene) Rehd.
, Schmaltzia crenata (P. Mill.) Greene
var. serotina (Greene) Rehd.
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus aromatica ssp. serotina (Greene) R.E. Brooks
, Rhus trilobata var. serotina (Greene) Barkl.
X ashei (Small) Greene (pro sp.) [glabra X michauxii]
copallinum L.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Flameleaf sumac, dwarft sumac, shining sumac, wingrib sumac
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
var. copallinum
var. latifolia Engl.
var. leucantha (Jacq.) DC.
Synonymy: Rhus leucantha Jacq.
, Rhus obtusifolia (Small) Small
glabra L.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Smooth sumac, scarlet sumac
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus borealis Greene
, Rhus calophylla Greene
, Rhus glabra var. laciniata Carr.
, Rhus glabra var. occidentalis Torr.
hirta (L.) Sudworth
Synonymy: Datisca hirta L.
, Rhus typhina L.
, Rhus typhina var. laciniata Wood
integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Brewer & S. Wats.
kearneyi Barkl.
lanceolata (Gray) Britt.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Prairie sumac
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus copallinum var. lanceolata Gray
microphylla Engelm. ex Gray
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Littleleaf sumac, desert sumac, scrub sumac, small-leaved sumac
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
ovata S. Wats.
Synonymy: Rhus ovata var. traskiae Barkl. p.p.
X pulvinata Greene (pro sp.) [glabra X hirta]
Synonymy: Rhus glabra var. borealis Britt., non Rhus borealis Greene
sandwicensis Gray
Synonymy: Rhus chinensis var. sandwicensis (Gray) O. Deg. & Greenw.
trilobata Nutt.
var. anisophylla (Greene) Jepson
Synonymy: Schmaltzia anisophylla Greene
, Schmaltzia trilobata var. anisophylla (Greene) Barkl.
var. pilosissima Engelm.
Present in the Texas flora (treated as Rhus aromatica Ait. var. pilosissima (Engler) Shinners
by Hatch et al, 1990)
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus aromatica ssp. pilosissima (Engelm.) W.A. Weber
, Rhus aromatica var. mollis Ashe
, Rhus aromatica var. pilosissima (Engelm.) Shinners
, Rhus trilobata var. malacophylla (Greene) Munz
var. quinata (Greene) Jepson
var. racemulosa (Greene) Barkl.
Synonymy: Schmaltzia racemulosa Greene
var. simplicifolia (Greene) Barkl.
Synonymy: Rhus aromatica var. simplicifolia (Greene) Cronq.
var. trilobata
Present in the Texas flora (treated as Rhus aromatica Ait. var. flabelliformis Shinners
by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Skunkbush
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus aromatica ssp. flabelliformis (Shinners) R.E. Brooks
, Rhus aromatica ssp. trilobata (Nutt.) W.A. Weber
, Rhus aromatica var. flabelliformis Shinners
, Rhus aromatica var. trilobata (Nutt.) Gray
, Schmaltzia trilobata (Nutt.) Small
virens Lindheimer ex Gray
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Evergreen sumac, tobacco sumac, lentisco
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
var. choriophylla (Woot. & Standl.) L. Benson
Present in the Texas flora (treated as Rhus virens Lindh. ex Gray ssp. choriophylla (Woot. & Standl.) Young
by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Tough-leaved sumac, Mearns sumac, evergreen sumac
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus choriophylla Woot. & Standl.
, Rhus virens ssp. choriophylla (Woot. & Standl.) Young
var. virens
longifolius (Lindl.) Speg.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Longleaf pepper-tree
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
molle L.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Peruvian pepper-tree, California pepper-tree
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
polygamus (Cav.) Cabrera
terebinthifolius Raddi
var. raddianus Engl.
mombin L.
purpurea L.
diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Synonymy: Rhus diversiloba Torr. & Gray
, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Thorne
pubescens P. Mill.
Present in the Texas flora (treated as Toxicodendron toxicarium (Salisb.) Gillis
by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Eastern poison-oak
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus acutiloba Turcz.
, Rhus toxicarium Salisb.
, Rhus toxicodendron L.
, Toxicodendron quercifolium (Michx.) Greene
, Toxicodendron toxicarium Gillis
, Toxicodendron toxicodendron (L.) Britt.
radicans (L.) Kuntze
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Poison-oak, poison-ivy, hiedra
No Texas distribution data available
ssp. divaricatum (Greene) Gillis
Synonymy: Toxicodendron radicans var. divaricatum (Greene) Barkl.
ssp. eximium (Greene) Gillis
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Southwest poison-oak
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus toxicodendron var. eximia (Greene) McNair
, Toxicodendron radicans var. eximium (Greene) Barkl.
ssp. negundo (Greene) Gillis
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Poison-ivy
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Toxicodendron radicans var. negundo (Greene) Reveal
ssp. pubens (Engelm. ex S. Wats.) Gillis
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Poison-ivy
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Toxicodendron radicans var. pubens (Engelm. ex S. Wats.) Reveal
ssp. radicans
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus radicans L.
, Rhus radicans var. littoralis (Mearns) Deam
, Rhus radicans var. malacotrichocarpa (A.H. Moore) Fern.
, Toxicodendron vulgare P. Mill.
ssp. verrucosum (Scheele) Gillis
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Poison-ivy
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Toxicodendron radicans var. verrucosum (Scheele) Barkl.
rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus radicans var. rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Rehd.
, Rhus radicans var. vulgaris (Michx.) DC.
, Rhus toxicodendron var. vulgaris Michx.
, Toxicodendron desertorum Lunell
, Toxicodendron radicans var. rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Erskine
vernix (L.) Kuntze
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Poison sumac, poison elder, poison dogwood
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Rhus vernix L.
Anacardium L. - CASHEWNUT
Comocladia P. Br. - MAIDEN-PLUM
Cotinus P. Mill. - SMOKETREE
Lithrea Miers ex Hook. & Arn. - AROEIRA-BLANCA
Malosma Nutt. ex Abrams - LAUREL-SUMAC
Mangifera L. - MANGO
Metopium P. Br. - POISONTREE
Pistacia L. - PISTACHIO
Rhus L. - SUMAC
michauxii Sarg.
Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Michaux's sumac
and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (GA, NC, SC, VA). Listed on September 28, 1989 (Volume 54 Federal Register 39857).
Schinus L. - PEPPERTREE
Spondias L. - MOMBIN
Toxicodendron P. Mill. - POISON-IVY, POISON-OAK, AND POISON-SUMAC
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