Rhus virens

Rhus virens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Rhus
Species:	R. virens
Binomial name
Rhus virens Lindh. ex A.Gray
Varieties[1]
R. virens var. choriophylla R. virens var. virens
Natural range of Rhus virens

Rhus virens is a species of flowering plant in the mango family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to Arizona, southern New Mexico, and Texas in the United States as well as northern and central Mexico as far south as Oaxaca.[2] 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
• Rhus virens var. virens[1]

References

1. "Rhus virens". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
2. Turner, B. (1996). "Synoptical study of Rhus virens (Anacardiaceae) and closely related taxa". Phytologia. 80 (5): 368–376. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19956. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
3. "Rhus virens". Campus Arboretum. University of Arizona. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
4. "Rhus virens". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-05-16.

Further reading

Asbjornsen, Heidi; Vogt, Kristiina A.; Ashton, Mark S. (6 May 2004). "Synergistic responses of oak, pine and shrub seedlings to edge environments and drought in a fragmented tropical highland oak forest, Oaxaca, Mexico". Forest Ecology and Management. 192 (2–3): 313–334. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2004.01.035.

Mellado, M; Pastor, F; Lopez, R; Rios, F (September 2006). "Relation between semen quality and rangeland diets of mixed-breed male goats". Journal of Arid Environments. 66 (4): 727–737. Bibcode:2006JArEn..66..727M. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.12.001.

Li, Xiaojie; Baskin, Jerry; Baskin, Carol (March 1999). "Seed morphology and physical dormancy of several North American Rhus species (Anacardiaceae)". Seed Science Research. 9 (3): 247–258. doi:10.1017/S0960258599000252.

Marieschi, Matteo; Torelli, Anna; Poli, Ferruccio; Bianchi, Alberto; Bruni, Renato (July 2010). "Quality control of commercial Mediterranean oregano: Development of SCAR markers for the detection of the adulterants Cistus incanus L., Rubus caesius L. and Rhus coriaria L.". Food Control. 21 (7): 998–1003. doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.12.018. hdl:11381/2303608.

External links

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Data related to Rhus virens at Wikispecies