Biology:Rhus kearneyi

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Rhus kearneyi
Rhus kearneyi.jpg

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Rhus
Species:
R. kearneyi
Binomial name
Rhus kearneyi
F.A.Barkley
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Natural range of Rhus kearneyi

Rhus kearneyi is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family known by the common name Kearney's sumac.[1] It is native to western North America, where it can be found in Arizona in the United States and Baja California in Mexico.[2][3]

This species is a shrub or small tree up to 4 meters tall. The twigs and petioles are red. The leaves are oval or oblong in shape, sometimes three-lobed or divided into three leaflets. They are leathery and a shiny green to a waxy bluish in color with white veining. The inflorescence contains many crowded cream or pink flowers. The fruit is about a centimeter long.[3]

There are several subspecies of this plant. The ssp. kearneyi occurs in Yuma County, Arizona.[3][4] There is only one population, which is located on the Barry Goldwater Bombing Range.[5]

Natural range

References

  1. "Rhus kearneyi". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RHKE. 
  2. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Rhus kearneyi | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 29 January 2018 }}
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rhus kearneyi. Arizona Game and Fish Department.
  4. Rhus kearneyi. The Nature Conservancy.
  5. Rhus kearneyi. Center for Plant Conservation.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7321563 entry