230 MISC. PUBLICATION 803, U. S. DEPT. OF AGPaCULTUSE 
Rhus kearneyi Barkl. 
Range: 10. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Drupe. 
A small evergreen tree. 
Elius laneeolata, see Rhus copalli'da. 
Bhus lamina Xntt. Laurel STunac. 
Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. 
Sange : 5. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit : Drupe, available in September, persistent. 
A large evergreen sbrub ; root system spreading : produces a very dense 
sbade ; endures extreme beat and drougbt ; seeds produced abundantly : coppices 
vigorously after fire : extremely sensitive to frost : 129.600 seeds per pound. 
^Stomach records: Six species of birds, including quail. Observations: Pallid 
wren tit ; California mule deer. 
HhuB lobata, see RJius diversUola. 
Shus longipes, see Rlius toxicodendron. 
Ulius media, see Rlius glaora. 
Elius michauzii Sarg. Michaux sumac. 
R. pumlla Micbx. ScJunaltzia mlcliauxli (Sarg.) Small. 
Range: 28. 
Site : "^^'ell-drained, sun. 
Fruit : Drupe, available August-September. 
A small stolonif erous sbrub ; commonly occurs on sandy soil ; bas been con- 
sidered poisonous but recent manuals do not list it as such. 
Rlius microcarpa, see Rlw.s toxlcodendroyi. 
Rhus micrcpliylla Engelm. 
RhoeidUim micropliylUirii Greene, Rli. cinereiun Greene, Rh. potosinum 
Greene. 
Range : 11, 16, 17, 20. 
Site : Dry. well-drained, sun. 
Fruit : Drupe, available May-July. 
A small or rarely a large sbrub ; densely branched ; somewhat spinescent. 
Stomach records : Cliff chipmunk. Observations : Sonora deer. Palatability 
to livestock low. 
Rhus nitens, see Rhus gJalra. 
Rhus nortonii, see Rhus aromatica. 
Rhus occidentaiis, see Rhus gJalra. 
Rlius osterhoutii, see Rhus trilobata. 
Bhus ovata Wats. fpl. 85). Sugar sumac. 
Neostuphonia ovata (Wats.) Abrams. 
Range: 5, 10, 11. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Drupe, available August-September, persistent. 
A large evergreen shrub; casts a dense shade; coppices rapidly after burning; 
thicket forming; 18,700 seeds per pound. 
Observations : California mule deer. Worthless or poor browse for livestock, 
except occasionally for goats. 
Rhus ozyacanthoides, see Rhus trilolata. 
Rhus pulvinata, see Rhus typhina. 
Rhus pumila, see Rhus michauxii. 
Rhus quercifolia (Michx.) Steud. 
R. toxicodendron quercifolia Michx.. Toxicodendron queroifolium (]*>Iichx.) 
Greene. 
Range: 20, 25. 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe. 
A small poisonous shrub. 
