Rhus aromatica

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Family:ANACARDIACEAE
Species:Rhus aromatica Aiton
Common Name:Fragrant Sumac; Squawbush; Sweet Scented Sumac
Habitat:Short colonial shrub of rock outcrops, sandhills, and other open xeric sites.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:RHAR4
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyANACARDIACEAE - Sumac/Cashew family
Genus Rhus
Species Rhus aromatica Aiton - Fragrant Sumac; Squawbush; Sweet Scented Sumac

Citation

Citation Rhus aromatica Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 367. 1789.
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Lobadium amentaceum Lobadium amentaceum Rafinesque, Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 358. 1819, nom. illegit.Rhus aromatica Aiton 1789 
Rhus arenaria Rhus arenaria (Greene) G. N. Jones, Amer. Midl. Naturalist, Monogr. 2: 178.Schmaltzia arenaria Greene 1905. 
Rhus aromatica var. illinoensis Rhus aromatica Aiton, var. illinoensis (Greene) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 415. 1939.Schmaltzia illinoensis Greene 1905. 
Rhus aromatica subsp. flabelliformis Rhus aromatica Aiton, subsp. flabelliformis (Shinners) R. E. Brooks, Phytologia 52: 8. 1982.Rhus aromatica Aiton, var. flabelliformis Shinners 1951. 
Rhus aromatica subsp. serotina Rhus aromatica Aiton, subsp. serotina (Greene) R. E. Brooks, Phytologia 52: 8. 1982.Schmaltzia serotina Greene 1905. 
Rhus aromatica var. arenaria Rhus aromatica Aiton, var. arenaria (Greene) Fernald, Rhodora 43: 599. 1941.Schmaltzia arenaria Greene 1905. 
Rhus aromatica var. flabelliformis Rhus aromatica Aiton, var. flabelliformis Shinners, Field & Lab. 19: 86. 1951. TEXAS: Tarrant Co.: Bluebird Avenue, Oakhurst, Fort Worth, 9 May 1948, Cory 54413 (holotype: SMU).
Rhus canadensis Rhus canadensis Marshall, Arbust. Amer. 129. 1785, non Miller 1768.  
Rhus canadensis var. illinoensis Rhus canadensis Marshall, var. illinoensis (Greene) Fernald, Rhodora 10: 52. 1908.Schmaltzia illinoensis Greene 1905. 
Rhus canadensis var. serotina Rhus canadensis Marshall, var. serotina (Greene) E. J. Palmer & Steyermark, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 591. 1935.Schmaltzia serotina Greene 1905. 
Rhus illinoensis Rhus illinoensis (Greene) Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 55: 465. 1928.Schmaltzia illinoensis Greene 1905. 
Rhus illinoensis var. formosa Rhus illinoensis (Greene) Ashe, var. formosa (Greene) Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 55: 466. 1928.Schmaltzia formosa Greene 1905. 
Rhus trilobata var. racemulosa Rhus trilobata Nuttall, var. racemulosa (Greene) F. A. Barkley, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 409. 1937.Schmaltzia racemulosa Greene 1905. 
Rhus trilobata var. serotina Rhus trilobata Nuttall, var. serotina (Greene) F. A. Barkley, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 406. 1937.Schmaltzia serotina Greene 1905. 
Rhus trilobata var. arenaria Rhus trilobata Nuttall, var. arenaria (Greene) F. A. Barkley, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 408. 1937.Schmaltzia arenaria Greene 1905. 
Schmaltzia arenaria Schmaltzia arenaria Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 130. 1905. INDIANA: Lake Co.: Clarke, 15 May 1897, Umbach s.n. (holotype: US; isotype: F).
Schmaltzia aromatica Schmaltzia aromatica (Aiton) Desvaux ex Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 728. 1903.Rhus aromatica Aiton 1789. 
Schmaltzia formosa Schmaltzia formosa Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 131. 1905. ILLINOIS Union Co.: Cobden, 8 Jun 1885, Waite s.n. (holotype: US).
Schmaltzia illinoensis Schmaltzia illinoensis Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 131. 1905.ILLINOIS: Without data, 1873, Brendel s.n. (holotype: US). 
Schmaltzia racemulosa Schmaltzia racemulosa Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 142. 1905. ARIZONA: Cochise Co.: Near Fort Huachuca, Aug 1894, Wilcox 378 (lectotype: US). Lectotypified by F. A. Barkley, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 409. 1937.
Schmaltzia serotina Schmaltzia serotina Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 131. 1905. MISSOURI: Jackson Co.: Independence, 6 May 1894, Bush 148 (lectotype: ND; isolectotype: MOM). Lectotypified by F. A. Barkley, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 407. 1937.
Schmaltzia trilobata var. serotina Schmaltzia trilobata (Nuttall) Small, var. serotina (Greene) F. A. Barkley, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 24: 661. 1940.Schmaltzia serotina Greene 1905. 
Schmaltzia trilobata var. arenaria Schmaltzia trilobata (Nuttall) Small, var. arenaria (Greene) F. A. Barkley, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 24: 660. 1940.Schmaltzia arenaria Greene 1905. 
Schmaltzia trilobata var. racemulosa Schmaltzia trilobata (Nuttall) Small, var. racemulosa (Greene) F. A. Barkley, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 24: 661. 1940.Schmaltzia racemulosa Greene 1905. 
Rhus aromatica var. serotina Rhus aromatica Aiton, var. serotina (Greene) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 415. 1939.Schmaltzia serotina Greene 1905. 
Schmaltzia crenata    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Coffee, Colbert, Crenshaw, Dale, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, Pickens, Pike, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1891 - 1989

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
BRIT68870 Barbour 15 Jul 1999 MacDonald, John R.
13168		 BRIT
Rhus aromatica Aiton
TROY000033330 Barbour 17 Sep 2011 Morrison, Derek
88		 TROY
Rhus aromatica Aiton
TROY000033482 Barbour 17 Sep 2011 Morrison, Derek
88		 TROY
Rhus aromatica Aiton
UNA00022447 Bibb 30 Mar 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
1890		 UNA
Rhus aromatica Ait.
BRIT68872 Bibb 14 Apr 1970 Kral, Robert
38507		 BRIT
Rhus aromatica Aiton
AUA000027646 Bibb 12 Apr 1977 SESSLER, ANN H.
916		 AUA
RHUS AROMATICA AIT.
BRIT68875 Bibb 12 May 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1295		 BRIT
Rhus aromatica Aiton
AUA000027647 Bibb 18 Sep 1979 BECKETT, SCOTT W.
279		 AUA
RHUS AROMATICA AIT.
BRIT68874 Bibb 29 Apr 1980 McDaniel, Sidney
23548		 BRIT
Rhus aromatica Aiton
UNA00022455 Bibb 09 Mar 1981 Horn, Charles N.
175		 UNA
Rhus aromatica Ait.
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