Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_2210.JPG-06-25-2024
Flower name (scientific): Rhus glabra Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) RHOOS GLAB-rah (or GLAY-brah)
Flower name (common): Smooth Sumac
Family name (common): Sumac
Family name (scientific): Anacardiaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: Latin from ancient Greek for a sumac.
    Specific epithet: Smooth or glabrous, refers to the lack of hairs on the stem.
Common name origin: For the absence of hairs on the stems. Sumac is derived from the French and the Latin sumac, originally referring to both the plant and the red-colored fruit.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: green or yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Panicle
Plant description:
     Size: 40 to 196 inches (1 to 5 m)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound
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     Other: Shape: leaf, pinnately compound, leaflets lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate (MO)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to July
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.794717
Longitude: -91.526343
Altitude: 253.20
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map
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Basionym: na
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Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): Not listed
Wetland Status (MW): Not listed