Cotinus obovatus

Classification	Dicots
Family	Anacardiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Cotinus
Species:	Cotinus obovatus Raf.
Common Name	American Smoketree
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; TN[S2] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Rhus cotinoides	Rhus cotinoides

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Laurel (KY), Madison (KY), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Lincoln (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sumner (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: VDB, APSC, EKY, HTTU, BEREA, TENN, MTSU, UOS, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100184330	Laurel	Kentucky	01 Jun 1981	Ralph L. Thompson 406	EKY Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139825	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139829	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139838	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139836	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139831	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139837	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139841	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
UCHT018490	Davidson	Tennessee			UCHT Cotinus obovatus
HTTU029973	Franklin	Tennessee			HTTU Cotinus obovatus
MTSU013519	Williamson	Tennessee	11 Sep 1991	Helen Bailey 72	MTSU Cotinus obovatus
UCHT018491	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Cotinus obovatus
UCHT018488	Davidson	Tennessee			UCHT Cotinus obovatus
APSC0050585	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Cotinus obovatus
APSC0030396	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Cotinus obovatus
HTTU034328	Franklin	Tennessee			HTTU Cotinus obovatus
MTSU013520	Rutherford	Tennessee	26 Nov 1995	Mitzi Redmon 49	MTSU Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68832	Franklin	Tennessee	27 Jul 1980	Dennis D. Horn 24	VDB Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68828	Grundy	Tennessee	26 Apr 1980	Dennis Horn 24	VDB Cotinus obovatus
31234100184363	Franklin	Tennessee	20 May 1979	Thomas S. Patrick 1046	EKY Cotinus obovatus
BEREA001491	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139828	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139839	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
APSC0030393	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Cotinus obovatus
APSC0030392	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Cotinus obovatus
HTTU029974	Franklin	Tennessee			HTTU Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68824	Davidson	Tennessee	24 Apr 1986	R. Kral 73302	VDB Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68831	Franklin	Tennessee	06 Jun 2005	Dwayne Estes 07831	VDB Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68826	Grundy	Tennessee	16 May 1981	D. Horn 42	VDB Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68836	Coffee	Tennessee	11 Jun 2003	Dwayne Estes 04851	VDB Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139840	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139834	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
UCHT018488UCHT018489	Davidson	Tennessee			UCHT Cotinus obovatus
APSC0030395	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Cotinus obovatus
MTSU013609	Rutherford	Tennessee	1956-7	Euple Ann Gilbert 3	MTSU Rhus cotinoides
BRIT68825	Marion	Tennessee	28 Aug 1984	David H. Webb 5031	VDB Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68830	Franklin	Tennessee	19 Jun 1993	Milo Pyne 93-145	VDB Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139832	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139827	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139824	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139826	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
APSC0030394	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Cotinus obovatus
HTTU029327	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Cotinus obovatus
MTSU013521	Sumner	Tennessee	18 Oct 2008	Carrie Neblett 6	MTSU Cotinus obovatus
UOS00248	Franklin	Tennessee	23 Jun 1997	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68827	Grundy	Tennessee	26 Apr 1980	Dennis D. Horn 16	VDB Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68835	Franklin	Tennessee	23 May 1978	Paul Somers 1139	VDB Cotinus obovatus
31234100184348	Madison	Kentucky	26 Jul 1965	B. S. Blakenship	EKY Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139830	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
APSC0051617	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Cotinus obovatus
HTTU028133	Franklin	Tennessee			HTTU Cotinus obovatus
MTSU013523	Davidson	Tennessee	18 Oct 1982	Donnie Drayton 43	MTSU Cotinus obovatus
UOS00247	Franklin	Tennessee	02 May 1999	Jon Evans	UOS Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68829	Franklin	Tennessee	27 Jul 1980	D. Horn 69	VDB Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139833	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139835	Lincoln	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68834	Franklin	Tennessee	20 May 1978	Paul Somers 1123	VDB Cotinus obovatus
BRIT68833	Franklin	Tennessee	23 May 1978	Paul Somers 1124	VDB Cotinus obovatus
BEREA001492	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Cotinus obovatus
TENN-V-0139823	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Cotinus obovatus
APSC0048236	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Cotinus obovatus
MTSU024174	Grundy	Tennessee	20 Sep 2015	Craig McAllister 13	MTSU Cotinus obovatus
MTSU013522	Davidson	Tennessee	14 Sep 1988	Guy Murphree 15	MTSU Cotinus obovatus
UCHT032829		Tennessee			UCHT Cotinus obovatus

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