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  2. Rhus typhina - Wikipedia

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    Rhus typhina, the staghorn sumac, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae, native to eastern North America. It is primarily found in southeastern Canada, the northeastern and midwestern United States, and the Appalachian Mountains, [ 6 ] but it is widely cultivated as an ornamental throughout the temperate world.

  3. Sumac - Wikipedia

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    Sumac or sumach [a] (/ ˈ s uː m æ k, ˈ ʃ uː-/ S(H)OO-mak, UK also / ˈ sj uː-/)—not to be confused with poison sumac—is any of the roughly 35 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus (and related genera) of the cashew and mango tree family, Anacardiaceae. However, it is Rhus coriaria that is most commonly used for culinary purposes.

  4. Rhus glabra - Wikipedia

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    Smooth sumac has a spreading, open habit, growing up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall. [4] The bark is smooth and gray to brown. [4] The leaves are alternate, 30–50 centimetres (12–20 in) long, compound with 11–31 oppositely paired leaflets. Each leaflet is 5–13 cm (2–5 in) long, with a serrated margin. [4] The leaves turn scarlet in the fall.

  5. Toxicodendron vernix - Wikipedia

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    Toxicodendron vernix, commonly known as poison sumac, [4] or swamp-sumach, [5] is a woody shrub or small tree growing to 9 metres (30 feet) tall. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It was previously known as Rhus vernix . This plant is also known as thunderwood , particularly where it occurs in the southern United States.

  6. 135 Interesting Facts for Kids and Adults to Blow Your Mind - AOL

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    Interesting Facts for Adults. 11. If you cut down a cactus in Arizona, it can result in a class 4 felony and up to 25 years in prison. ... The flashes of colored light you see when you rub your ...

  7. Anacardiaceae - Wikipedia

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    The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family [1] or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. [2] Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce urushiol , an irritant .

  8. Toxicodendron succedaneum - Wikipedia

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    It is used to produce lacquer.In Vietnam, lacquer is used to produce lacquer paintings, known as sơn mài, from resin of the tree.. In East Asia, in particular in Japan, traditional candle fuel (also called Japan wax) was produced, among other sumac plants, from Toxicodendron succedaneum crushed fruits rather than beeswax or animal fats.

  9. Rhus virens - Wikipedia

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    It is commonly known as the evergreen sumac or tobacco sumac. [3] [4] Varieties. Rhus virens var. choriophylla (Wooton & Standl.) L.D.Benson – Mearns' sumac;