Shoemake
| Title |
Shoemake |
| Origtitle |
Sumac |
| Caption |
Rhus copallinum L. - winged sumac |
| Source |
©Ted Bodner. James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens. |
| Date |
2005 |
| URL |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=rhco_003_avp.tif |
| Creator |
Ted Bodner |
| Type |
Photograph |
| Copyright |
Tde Bodner 2005 |
| Origin |
Internet |
| Notes |
Hariet ; p.11 This is probably ‘sumac’ (Rhus) Various species of Rhus are used to make a lemon flavored tea. Sometimes called ‘Indian lemonade’ (Medsger p. 213) Poison ivy (Rhus radicans) is a vine that produces an allergic (skin blisters) reaction in many people. Infusions of the ‘berries’ are used a fabric dye. There are several species of Rhus in eastern North Carolina. The species most abundant in Dare county would be Rhus copallina L. (Dwarf, or winged, sumac) [p. 678 Radford 1986]; The specific epithet, copallina, suggests a fragrant resin (copal), and indeed one of the common names for this species is ‘fragrant sumac’. ; |
Occurrences
Shoemake
