Sumac
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For poison sumac, see Toxicodendron vernix. For other uses, see Sumac (disambiguation).
"Sumak" redirects here. For the village in Turkey, see Sumak, Pertek.
Sumac or sumach[lower-alpha 1] (/ˈsuːmæk, ˈʃuː-/ S(H)OO-mak, UK also /ˈsjuː-/) is any of about 35 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus and related genera in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae). Sumacs grow in subtropical and temperate regions throughout every continent except Antarctica and South America.[4][5][6] Sumac is used as a spice, as a dye, and in medicine.
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Sumac | |
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Sumac fruit in the autumn season | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
Genus: | Rhus L.[1] |
Type species | |
Rhus coriaria | |
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About 35 species; see text | |
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