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  2. Rhus aromatica - Wikipedia

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    Rhus aromatica, commonly known as fragrant sumac, aromatic sumac, lemon sumac, polecat bush, polecat sumac, or simply sumac, [1] [2] is a deciduous shrub in the family Anacardiaceae native to North America. [3] It is native to southern and eastern Canada, most of the contiguous United States, and Mexico. [2] [4]

  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.

  4. List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name

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    fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica) Kearney's sumac (Rhus kearneyi) laurel sumac (Malosma laurina) lemonadeberry (Rhus integrifolia) littleleaf sumac (Rhus microphylla) mango (Mangifera indica) Peruvian pepper tree (Schinus molle) pink-flowering sumac (Rhus lentii) poison ivy (Rhus radicans) purple mondin (Spondias purpurea) smooth sumac (Rhus ...

  5. Groundwater recharge - Wikipedia

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    Wetlands help maintain the level of the water table and exert control on the hydraulic head. [5] [6] This provides force for groundwater recharge and discharge to other waters as well. The extent of groundwater recharge by a wetland is dependent upon soil, vegetation, site, perimeter to volume ratio, and water table gradient.

  6. Rhus trilobata - Wikipedia

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    Rhus trilobata closely resembles other members of the genus that have leaves with three "leaflets" ("trifoliate" leaves). These include Rhus aromatica, native to eastern North America, and western poison-oak. The shape of the leaflets and the habit of the shrub make this species, like some other Rhus, resemble small-leafed oaks .

  7. Groundwater contamination from animal agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Groundwater aquifers are susceptible to contamination from sources that may not directly affect surface water bodies. [ 1 ] Analysis of groundwater contamination may focus on soil characteristics and site geology, hydrogeology , hydrology, and the nature of the contaminants.

  8. It turns out Punxsutawney Phil is wrong more often than not - AOL

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    Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil might be the most well-known weather-predicting groundhog, but a new list casts doubt on his accuracy.Phil did so poorly that even nonliving critters outshine ...

  9. Groundwater-dependent ecosystems - Wikipedia

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    Graphic on Groundwater Flow. Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems (or GDEs) are ecosystems that rely upon groundwater for their continued existence. Groundwater is water that has seeped down beneath Earth's surface and has come to reside within the pore spaces in soil and fractures in rock, this process can create water tables and aquifers, which are large storehouses for groundwater.