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Plant - summer Granite Lake Basin
Doug McMillan | Plant - summer Hwy 169
Sue Smith | Leaves Pinyon Oaks Subdivision
Sue Smith | Flowers Granite Lake Basin
Doug McMillan | Fruit Pinyon Oaks Subdivision
Sue Smith | Fall leaves Hwy 169
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Origin: Native Similar Species: Rhus aromatica
General Description: Deciduous. Size depends on available moisture. New stems are slender and hairy. Smaller shrubs form dense mounds; larger shrubs tend to be more open with arching stems.
Identification notes: Upright arching shrub forms round, mound-like bushes; alternate, compound leaves with 3 unstalked, lobed leaflets, somewhat wedge-shaped at the base, coarsely-toothed; small, yellowish flowers, in dense clusters, buds pink; fruits red sparsely hairy.
Height: 6 feet Width: 6 feet
Habitat Description: Rocky ledges and slopes to canyon bottoms in the deserts, grasslands, chaparral, pinyon juniper woodlands, ponderosa pine forests, and riparian zones.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 2500 - 7500 feet
Color: Yellow, pinkish Shape: Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular: N Flowering Period: Mar - Jun
Description: Yellow appearing before leaves from pink buds, to 3/4 inch wide in dense cluster on spike.
Leaf Color: Green Type: Compound Shape: Other Margin: Lobed Attachment: Alternate Hairs: N
Description: Green, shiny, compound leaves with 3 oval, wedge-shaped and lobed leaflets to 1-1/4 inches long. Foliage will release pungent resinous odor when crushed or rubbed against.
Color: Reddish-orange Type: Berry-like Description: Cluster of sticky, bright, reddish-orange berries.
Bark Color: Gray, brown Bark Texture (Mature): Smooth Bark and Branch Description: Smooth with few shallow fissures and splits with age. Young twigs brown, gray with age.
Spines, thorns or prickles: N |
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