Scientific or common name:

Rhus cotinus L.

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ANACARDIACEAE - Sumac family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Rhus cotinus L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 267 (1753)
Rank: species
See: ► Cotinus coggygria Scop.

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Common names

U.S. name: European smoketree
English name: fustet
English name: smokebush
Spanish name: fustete

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Grown habit: Tree, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Cotinus coggygria Scop.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Rhus
Species:

1) Rhus acutiloba Turcz. 2) Rhus arenaria (Greene) G.N. Jones 3) Rhus aromatica Aiton 4) Rhus aromatica Aiton ssp. flabelliformis (Shinners) R.E. Brooks 5) Rhus aromatica Aiton ssp. pilosissima (Engelm.) W.A. Weber 6) Rhus aromatica Aiton ssp. serotina (Greene) R.E. Brooks 7) Rhus aromatica Aiton ssp. trilobata (Nutt.) W.A. Weber 8) Rhus aromatica Aiton var. arenaria (Greene) Fernald 9) Rhus aromatica Aiton var. aromatica 10) Rhus aromatica Aiton var. flabelliformis Shinners 11) Rhus aromatica Aiton var. illinoensis (Greene) Rehder 12) Rhus aromatica Aiton var. mollis Ashe 13) Rhus aromatica Aiton var. pilosissima (Engelm.) Shinners 14) Rhus aromatica Aiton var. serotina (Greene) Rehder 15) Rhus aromatica Aiton var. simplicifolia (Greene) Cronquist 16) Rhus aromatica Aiton var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray ex S. Watson 17) Rhus ashei (Small) Greene 18) Rhus borealis Greene 19) Rhus calophylla Greene 20) Rhus chinensis Mill. 21) Rhus chinensis Mill. var. sandwicensis (A. Gray) O. Deg. & Greenw. 22) Rhus choriophylla Woot. & Standl. 23) Rhus copallina L. var. copallina L., orth. var. 24) Rhus copallina L. var. lanceolata A. Gray, orth. var. 25) Rhus copallina L. var. latifolia Engl., orth. var. 26) Rhus copallina L. var. leucantha (Jacq.) DC., orth. var. 27) Rhus copallina L., orth. var. 28) Rhus copallinum L. 29) Rhus copallinum L. var. copallinum 30) Rhus copallinum L. var. lanceolata A. Gray 31) Rhus copallinum L. var. latifolia Engl. 32) Rhus copallinum L. var. leucantha (Jacq.) DC. 33) Rhus coriaria L. 34) Rhus cotinus L. 35) Rhus diversiloba Torr. & A. Gray 36) Rhus glabra L. 37) Rhus glabra L. var. borealis Britton, non Rhus borealis Greene 38) Rhus glabra L. var. cismontana (Greene) Cockerell 39) Rhus glabra L. var. laciniata Carrière 40) Rhus glabra L. var. occidentalis Torr. 41) Rhus hirta (L.) Sudw. 42) Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) W.H. Brewer & S. Watson 43) Rhus kearneyi F.A. Barkley 44) Rhus lancea L. f. 45) Rhus lanceolata (A. Gray) Britton 46) Rhus laurina Nutt. 47) Rhus leucantha Jacq. 48) Rhus michauxii Sarg. 49) Rhus microphylla Engelm. ex A. Gray 50) Rhus obtusifolia (Small) Small 51) Rhus ovata S. Watson 52) Rhus ovata S. Watson var. traskiae F.A. Barkley p.p. 53) Rhus pulvinata Greene 54) Rhus punjabensis J.L. Stewart ex Brandis 55) Rhus punjabensis J.L. Stewart ex Brandis var. sinica (Diels) Rehder & E.H. Wilson 56) Rhus radicans L. 57) Rhus radicans L. var. littoralis (Mearns) Deam 58) Rhus radicans L. var. malacotrichocarpa (A.H. Moore) Fernald 59) Rhus radicans L. var. rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Rehder 60) Rhus radicans L. var. vulgaris (Michx.) DC. 61) Rhus sandwicensis A. Gray 62) Rhus succedanea L. 63) Rhus taitensis Guill. 64) Rhus toxicarium Salisb. 65) Rhus toxicodendron L. 66) Rhus toxicodendron L. var. eximia (Greene) McNair 67) Rhus toxicodendron L. var. vulgaris Michx. 68) Rhus trilobata Nutt. 69) Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. anisophylla (Greene) Jeps. 70) Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. arenaria (Greene) F.A. Barkley 71) Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. malacophylla (Greene) Munz 72) Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. pilosissima Engelm. 73) Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. quinata (Greene) Jeps. 74) Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. racemulosa (Greene) F.A. Barkley 75) Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. serotina (Greene) F.A. Barkley 76) Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. simplicifolia (Greene) F.A. Barkley 77) Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. trilobata 78) Rhus typhina L. 79) Rhus typhina L. var. laciniata Alph. Wood 80) Rhus vernicifera DC. 81) Rhus verniciflua Stokes 82) Rhus vernix L. 83) Rhus virens Lindh. ex A. Gray 84) Rhus virens Lindh. ex A. Gray ssp. choriophylla (Woot. & Standl.) Young 85) Rhus virens Lindh. ex A. Gray var. choriophylla (Woot. & Standl.) L.D. Benson 86) Rhus virens Lindh. ex A. Gray var. virens 87) Rhus x ashei (Small) Greene (pro sp.) 88) Rhus x pulvinata Greene (pro sp.)

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (CT, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, UT, VT), CAN (ON)


Map for Rhus cotinus L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Anacardiaceae)
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1) Amyris (Florida poisontree) 2) Anacardium 3) Buchanania 4) Campnospera 5) Choerospondias 6) Comocladia (maidenplum) 7) Cotinus (smoketree) 8) Datisca (sumac) 9) Dracontomelon 10) Gluta 11) Lithrea 12) Malosma (laurel sumac) 13) Mangifera (mango) 14) Melanorrhoea 15) Metopium (Florida poisontree) 16) Pistacia (pistache) 17) Rhus (sumac) 18) Schinopsis 19) Schinus (peppertree) 20) Schmaltzia (sumac) 21) Sclerocarya 22) Searsia 23) Semecarpus 24) Spondias (mombin) 25) Toxicodendron (poison oak)

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Common names (Rhus)
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1) (no name) 2) African sumac (Rhus lancea) 3) Ashe's sumac (Rhus ashei) 4) Atlantic poison oak (Rhus toxicodendron) 5) Chinese lacquer (Rhus vernicifera) 6) Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis) 7) Eastern poison ivy (Rhus radicans) 8) European smoketree (Rhus cotinus) 9) Evergreen sumac (Rhus virens) 10) False poison sumac (Rhus michauxii) 11) Fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica) 12) Kearney's sumac (Rhus kearneyi) 13) Laurel sumac (Rhus laurina) 14) Lemonade sumac (Rhus integrifolia) 15) Littleleaf sumac (Rhus microphylla) 16) Neneleau (Rhus sandwicensis) 17) Northern smooth sumac (Rhus pulvinata) 18) Pacific poison oak (Rhus diversiloba) 19) Poison sumac (Rhus vernix) 20) Prairie sumac (Rhus lanceolata) 21) Pubescent skunkbush sumac (Rhus trilobata var. pilosissima) 22) Sicilian sumac (Rhus coriaria) 23) Skunkbush sumac (Rhus trilobata) 24) Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) 25) Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) 26) Sugar sumac (Rhus ovata) 27) Wax tree (Rhus succedanea) 28) Western poison ivy (Rhus radicans var. vulgaris) 29) Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum)

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More species:
1) Rhus toxicodendron L. [503]
2) Rhus typhina L. [2908]
3) Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl [3028]
4) Rhynchospora cymosa Elliot [101]
5) Ribes americanum Mill. [1959]
6) Ribes mogollonicum Greene [103]
7) Robinia fertilis Ashe [111]
8) Rorippa americana (A. Gray) Britton [122]
9) Rosa canina L. [1897]
10) Rosa rugosa Thunb. [2373]

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