Cotinus obovatus Raf.

American smoketree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Cotinus

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous shrub. It grows 6-9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Calcareous rocky woods and bluffs.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses dye environmental use material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cotinus obovatus leaf picture by thomas creamer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cotinus obovatus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Cotinus obovatus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69506-1
WFO ID wfo-0000623637
COL ID YXS9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cotinus americanus Cotinus cotinoides Cotinus retusus Rhus cotinoides Cotinus obovatus