Image of Rhus copallinum

Description:

State - Tennessee County - Rutherford Identification - Rhus copallina Location - Flat Rock Cedar Glades Natural Area in the center of the main cleared field. Description - bright red compound leaves with winged leaf axis, dull red pubescent fruit clusters, milky sap, in a thicket with other plants of the same species. Associated species - Sassafras albidum, Carya glabra, Carya tomentosa, Toxicodendron radicans, Quercus marilandica Date of Collection - 17 Oct 2014 Collector - Lauren S Hanberry Collection Number - 24