| Sumac Temporal range:
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| Sumac fruit in the autumn season | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Rhus L.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rhus coriaria | |
| Species[2] | |
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54; see text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Sumac or sumach[a] (/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.
- ^ "Rhus L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ a b "Rhus L.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Rhus L." TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ "Rhus in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Miller, Allison J.; Young, David A.; Wen, Jun (2001). "Phylogeny and Biogeography of Rhus (Anacardiaceae) Based on ITS Sequence Data". International Journal of Plant Sciences. pp. 1401–1407. doi:10.1086/322948. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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