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Latin name Family Distribution North America distribution zone Height Foliage Ecology Use Synonym English name French name Spanish name Other name Trade name
Rhus ovata S.Watson Anacardiaceae MW SW North America (USA: California, Arizona; Mexico: Baja California) MW SW S E xer dr (the Cahuilla Indians of California boiled and ate the flowers and used a decoction of the leaves to relieve chest pains and cough) fd (the sweet, waxy exudate on the fruits has been used as a substitute for sugar) fr sa Neostyphonia ovata (S.Watson) Abrams Rhus ovata var. traskiae F.A.Barkley p.p. Schmaltzia ovata (S.Watson) F.A.Barkley sugar sumac; bush-laurel, chaparral sumac, mountain-laurel, sugarbush sumac ové

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Latin name Rhus ovata S.Watson
Family Anacardiaceae
Distribution MW SW North America (USA: California, Arizona; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone MW SW
Height S
Foliage E
Ecology xer
Use dr (the Cahuilla Indians of California boiled and ate the flowers and used a decoction of the leaves to relieve chest pains and cough) fd (the sweet, waxy exudate on the fruits has been used as a substitute for sugar) fr sa
Synonym Neostyphonia ovata (S.Watson) Abrams Rhus ovata var. traskiae F.A.Barkley p.p. Schmaltzia ovata (S.Watson) F.A.Barkley
English name sugar sumac; bush-laurel, chaparral sumac, mountain-laurel, sugarbush
French name sumac ové
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name
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