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Latin name	Rhododendron maximum L.
Family	Ericaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA: Maine to Tennessee to Georgia)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci mes acid
Use	ex (extinct in S Ontario) pl (ornamental) sa ti tx (flowers, honey)
Synonym	Hymenanthes maxima (L.) H.F.Copel. Rhododendron ashleyi Coker
English name	rosebay rhododendron; banana bush, big laurel, bigleaf laurel, deer laurel, deer-tongue laurel, dwarf rose bay, great rhododendron, great-laurel, laurel, mountain laurel, rhododendron, rose bay, rosebay, spoon hutch, white rhododendron, wild laurel
French name	rhododendron géant; laurier des marais
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Latin name	Rhodostemonodaphne Rohwer & Kubitzki
Family	Lauraceae
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English name	rhodostemonodaphne
French name	rhodostemonodaphne
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Latin name	Rhodostemonodaphne kunthianum (Nees) Rohwer
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Acrodiclidium kunthianum Nees Nectandra chrysothyrsus (Meisn.) Benth. & Hook.f. Nectandra kunthiana (Nees) Kosterm. Nectandra meyeriana Lasser Ocotea cooperi C.K.Allen Ocotea kunthiana (Nees) Mez Pleurothyrium cowanianum C.K.Allen Rhodostemonodaphne kunthiana (Nees) Rohwer
English name	Kunth rhodostemonodaphne
French name	rhodostemonodaphne de Kunth
Spanish name	aguacate montero (Nicaragua); laurel, laurel blanco (Bolivia); pashaco serrano (Peru)
Other name	po jatio (secoya, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Rhus L.
Family	Anacardiaceae
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Synonym	Lobadium Raf. Malosma Nutt. ex Abrams p.p. Rhoeidium Greene Schmaltzia Desv. ex Small Toxicodendron Mill.p.p.
English name	sumac; poison ivy (Canada); sumach
French name	sumac
Spanish name	zumague
Other name	Essigbaum (german); sommacco (italian); Sumach (german)
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Latin name	Rhus copallina L.
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Nebraska to Wisconsin to Maine, Texas to Florida; Cuba)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci xer
Use	fr pl
Synonym	Rhus copallinum L. Schmaltzia copallina Small Toxicodendron copallinum Kuntze
English name	shining sumac; dwarf sumac, flameleaf sumac, wing-rib sumac, winged sumac
French name	sumac brillant; copal, sumac ailé
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Other name	sommacco (italian)
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Latin name	Rhus copallina L. var. copallina
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: New York to Mississippi to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	S?
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English name	typical shinning sumac; flameleaf sumac
French name	sumac brillant typique
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Latin name	Rhus copallina var. latifolia Engl.
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Nebraska to Wisconsin to Maine, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Toxicodendron copallinum var. latifolium (Engl.) Kuntze
English name	broadleaf shinning sumac
French name	sumac brillant à feuilles larges
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Latin name	Rhus copallina var. leucantha (Jacq.) DC.
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: Virginia to Mississippi to Florida)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Rhus copallina var. obtusifolia (Small) Fernald & Griscom Rhus leucantha Jacq. Rhus obtusifolia (Small) Small Schmaltzia obtusifolia Small
English name	southern shining sumac; dwarf sumac, shining sumac p.p., southern sumac, white flame sumac
French name	sumac brillant blanc; sumac à copal
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Latin name	Rhus glabra L.
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	M North America (Canada: S British Columbia to S Quebec; USA: all 48 States; Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	MW MC ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes
Use	fd (fruits) fr ma (dye from roots) sa ti
Synonym	Rhus borealis Greene Rhus calophylla Greene Rhus glabra var. borealis Britton Rhus glabra var. laciniata Carr. Rhus glabra var. occidentalis Torr. Rhus occidentalis (Torr.) Blank.
English name	smooth sumac; commun sumac, red sumac, Rocky Mountain sumac, scarlet sumac
French name	sumac glabre; sumac à bois glabre, sumac blanc, vinaigrier
Spanish name	zumaque lampiño (Spain)
Other name	Glattblättriger Sumach, Scharlachsumach (german); sommacco glabro (italian)
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Latin name	Rhus hirta (L.) Sudw.
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario to Nova Scotia; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Kansas to Mississippi to South Carolina) int MW Eurasia (France, Switzerland, Italy to Bulgaria, former USSR)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes->xer
Use	dr (sap) dr(ob) (leaves and fruits) fd (fruits) fr ma (ink, tannin, young shoots used as pipes) ma(ob) (tannin) pl (ornamental) sa ti (turned work)
Synonym	Datisa hirta L. Rhus carolinianum Mill. Rhus typhina L. Rhus typhina var. laciniata Wood Schmaltzia hirta Small
English name	staghorn sumac; American sumac, hairy sumac, stag's horn sumac, staghorn; staghorn-sumac, sumac (Canada); sumac vinegar tree; sumach, velvet sumac, vinegar-tree (Canada)
French name	sumac vinaigrier; arbre aux queues de renard, bois de cerf, sumac à bois poilu; sumac amarante (Canada); sumac de Virginie; vinaigrier (Canada); vinaigrier sumac
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Other name	Essigbaum, Hirschkolbensumach (german); sommacco maggiore (italian)
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Latin name	Rhus integrifolia (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Brewer & S.Watson
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: South California; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
Use	fd (California Indians used the fresh, dried or roasted drupes to make a beverage) fr (animals especially birds eat fruits) fw (the wood is used for fuel)
Synonym	Neostyphonia integrifolia (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Shafer Rhus integrifolia var. ß serrata (Nutt.) Engl. Schmaltzia integrifolia (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) F.A.Barkley Styphonia integrifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray Styphonia serrata Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray Toxicodendron integrifolium (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze
English name	lemonade sumac; lemonade-berry, lemonadeberry, mahogany sumac; sour berry, sour wood (USA)
French name	sumac limonade
Spanish name	birringo
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Latin name	Rhus integrifolia var. cedrosensis F.A.Barkley
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	SW North America (end Mexico: Baja California, Cedros Island)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	S?
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Synonym	Schmaltzia integrifolia var. cedrosensis F.A.Barkley
English name	Cedros lemonade sumac
French name	sumac limonade de Cedros
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Latin name	Rhus integrifolia (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Brewer & S.Watson var. integrifolia
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: California; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	S?
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English name	typical lemonade sumac
French name	sumac limonade typique
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Latin name	Rhus kearneyi F.A.Barkley
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: Arizona; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Schmaltzia kearneyi (F.A.Barkley) F.A.Barkley
English name	Kearney sumac
French name	sumac de Kearney
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Latin name	Rhus kearneyi ssp. borjaensis Moran
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	SW North America (Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	S?
Foliage	E
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English name	SanBorja Kearney sumac
French name	sumac de Kearney de San Borja
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Latin name	Rhus kearneyi ssp. virginum Moran
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	SW North America (Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	S?
Foliage	E
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English name	TresVirgines Kearney sumac
French name	sumac de Kearney de Tres Virgines
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Latin name	Rhus lanceolata (A.Gray) Britton
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma; Mexico: Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Puebla)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	fd fr ma pl sa
Synonym	Rhus copallinum var. lanceolata A.Gray Schmaltzia lanceolata Small
English name	prairie sumac; dwarf sumac, prairie flameleaf sumac, prairie shining sumac, Texan sumac
French name	sumac lancéolé
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Latin name	Rhus microphylla Engelm. ex A.Gray
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma; Mexico: Sonora to Tamaulipas to Guanajuato)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer calc
Use	pl (tolerant to drought, ornamental)
Synonym	Rhoeidium microphyllum (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Greene Schmaltzia microphylla (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Small Toxicodendron microphyllum (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Kuntze
English name	smallleaf sumac; desert sumac, scrub sumac, small-leaf sumac
French name	sumac à petites feuilles
Spanish name	agrillo, agritos, correosa, lima de la sierra (Mexico)
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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
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Latin name	Rhus terebinthifolia Schltdl. & Cham.
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Rhus costaricensis L.Riley Schmaltzia terebinthifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) F.A.Barkley Toxicodendron terebinthifolium (Schltdl. & Cham.) F.A.Barkley
English name	terebinth sumac
French name	sumac faux-térébinthe
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Latin name	Rhus virens Lindh. ex A.Gray
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas; Mexico: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Rhus sempervirens Scheele Schmaltzia virens (Lindh. ex A.Gray) Small
English name	evergreen sumac; tobacco sumac
French name	sumac sempervirent
Spanish name	lentisco
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Latin name	Rhus virens var. choriophylla (Wooton & Standl.) L.D.Benson
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas; Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	[S]
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Rhus choriophylla Wooton & Standl. Rhus virens ssp. choriophylla (Wooton & Standl.) Young Schmaltzia choriophylla (Wooton & Standl.) Young
English name	toughleaf sumac; Mearns sumac, New Mexico evergreen sumac, tough-leaf sumac, tough-leaved sumac
French name	sumac à feuilles dures
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Latin name	Rhus virens Lindh. ex A.Gray var. virens
Family	Anacardiaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: New Mexico, Texas; Mexico: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	S?
Foliage	E
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English name	typical evergreen sumac
French name	sumac sempervirent typique
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Latin name	Rhytidophyllum Mart.
Family	Gesneriaceae
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Synonym	Rytidophyllum Mart.
English name	rhytidophyllum
French name	rhytidophyllum
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Latin name	Rhytidophyllum grande (Sw.) Mart. ex G.Don
Family	Gesneriaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Gesneria grandis Sw. Rytidophyllum grande (Sw.) Mart. ex G.Don Rytidophyllum grande var. phaeanthum Urb.
English name	cow'stongue rhytidophyllum; cow's tongue (Jamaica)
French name	rhytidophyllum grand
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Latin name	Rhytidophyllum grande (Sw.) Mart. ex G.Don var. grande
Family	Gesneriaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Rytidophyllum grande (Sw.) Mart. ex G.Don var. grande
English name	typical cow'stongue rhytidophyllum; cow's tongue (Jamaica)
French name	rhytidophyllum grand typique
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Latin name	Rhytidophyllum grande var. laevigatum C.D.Adams
Family	Gesneriaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Rytidophyllum grande var. laevigatum C.D.Adams
English name	smooth cow'stongue rhytidophyllum
French name	rhytidophyllum grand glabre
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Latin name	Richeria Vahl
Family	Euphorbiaceae
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English name	richeria
French name	richeria
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Latin name	Richeria dressleri G.L.Webster
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) MW South America (Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Dressler richeria
French name	richeria de Dressler
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Latin name	Richeria grandis Vahl
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama, Leewards Islands) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Para, Amazonas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D E
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	dr ma ti
Synonym	Amanoa divaricata Poepp. Amanoa racemosa Poepp. & Endl. Chalufouria racemosa Mazé Guarania laurifolia Baill. Guarania ramiflora Wedd. ex Baill. Richeria grandis var. divaricata (Poepp.) Müll.Arg. Richeria grandis var. genuina Müll.Arg. Richeria grandis var. obovata Müll.Arg. Richeria grandis var. racemosa Müll.Arg. Richeria laurifolia (Baill.) Baill. Richeria obovata (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Richeria racemosa (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Richeria submembranacea Steyerm.
English name	big richeria; large leaf (Trinidad); pigeon berry (St.Vincent)
French name	richeria grand; bois bandé (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Trinidad); bois bandé rouge, bois d'homme; bois marbre (Guadeloupe); bois-bander, mang blanc, marbri, résolu-montagne
Spanish name	quina calisaya (Bolivia)
Other name	bwa bandi (creole, Dominica)
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