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Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Rhus ambigua		Climber	0.0	6-9		LMH	SN	M	0	0	2
Rhus aromatica	Lemon Sumach, Fragrant sumac	Shrub	1.2	3-9	S	LMH	N	DM	4	2	2
Rhus chinensis	Chinese Gall, Chinese sumac	Tree	6.0	7-10		LMH	N	M	2	3	2
Rhus copallina	Dwarf Sumach, Winged sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac	Shrub	2.0	4-10	F	LMH	N	DM	4	2	3
Rhus coriaria	Elm-Leaved Sumach, Sicilian sumac	Shrub	3.0	8-11		LMH	N	DM	2	1	2
Rhus diversiloba	Western Poison Oak, Pacific poison oak	Shrub	2.5	4-8		LMH	N	M	0	2	2
Rhus glabra	Smooth Sumach	Shrub	3.0	3-9	M	LMH	N	DM	4	3	3
Rhus integrifolia	Lemonade Berry, Lemonade sumac	Shrub	2.0	8-10	M	LMH	N	DM	2	0	2
Rhus microphylla	Desert Sumach, Littleleaf sumac	Shrub	2.0	8-11		LMH	N	D	2	0	2
Rhus ovata	Sugar Bush, Sugar sumac	Shrub	2.0	8-11		LM	N	DM	2	1	2
Rhus potaninii		Tree	12.0	4-8		LMH	N	M	0	2	2
Rhus punjabensis		Tree	12.0	5-9		LMH	N	M	3	2	2
Rhus punjabensis sinica		Tree	12.0	5-9		LMH	N	M	3	2	2
Rhus radicans	Poison Ivy	Climber	2.5	4-8	F	LMH	N	M	0	1	2
Rhus sempervirens		Shrub	3.5	-		LMH	N	DM	2	1	2
Rhus succedanea	Wax Tree	Tree	9.0	4-9		LMH	N	M	1	2	4
Rhus sylvestris		Tree	10.0	-		LMH	N	M	0	0	2
Rhus toxicodendron	Eastern Poison Oak	Shrub	0.6	6-9		LMH	N	DM	0	2	2
Rhus trichocarpa		Tree	6.0	-		LMH	N	M	0	0	2
Rhus trilobata	Skunk Bush, Basketbush, Squawbush, Three Leaf Sumac	Shrub	1.8	4-6	M	LMH	N	DM	4	2	3
Rhus typhina	Stag's Horn Sumach, Velvet Sumac, Staghorn Sumac	Shrub	6.0	4-8	F	LMH	N	DM	4	2	3
Rhus vernix	Poison Sumach	Shrub	3.0	3-7		LMH	N	MWe	0	1	2
Rhus wallichii		Tree	8.0	-		LMH	N	M	0	1	2
Rhus x pulvinata		Shrub	3.0	0-0		LMH	N	DM	4	2	2

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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