Rhus microphylla, the littleleaf sumac,[1] desert sumac, correosa, or agritos, is a species of sumac in the family Anacardiaceae, native to North America, in the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico, from central and western Texas, southern New Mexico, central and northern regions of the Mexican Altiplano-(Mexican Plateau), and extreme southeastern Arizona of the Madrean Sky Islands.[2]
| Rhus microphylla Littleleaf sumac | |
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| Rhus microphylla fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhus |
| Species: | R. microphylla
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| Rhus microphylla | |
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| Natural range of Rhus microphylla | |
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Rhus microphylla". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Little Jr., Elbert L. (1976). "Map 159, Rhus microphylla". Atlas of United States Trees. Vol. 3 (Minor Western Hardwoods). US Government Printing Office. LCCN 79-653298. OCLC 4053799.
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