Schmaltzia trilobata
(Nutt.) Small
kunkbush sumac
Anacardiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub. It forms rounded thickets. It has woody spreading rhizomes. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are alternate and compound with 3 leaflets. They have coarse teeth. The flowers are yellow to white and in dense clusters. Male and female flowers are on the same plant. The fruit are 5-7 mm across and red when ripe. They have a few hairs. There is one nut.
Edible Uses
The red fruit, about 5-7 mm across, are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Canada, North America, USA,
Synonyms
Schmaltzia trilobata var. anisophylla (Greene) F. A. BarkleySchmaltzia trilobata var. quinata (Jeps.) F. A. Barkley
References (1)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 165
