Status: Native
Synonyms:
By var., see Allred
Rhus trilobata is common throughout the Gila Wilderness. Its small groups
of yellow flowers appear before the shrub leafs out in the spring. The leaves, as the name suggests, are deeply cleft into three lobes. The fruits are red and pubescent. In the autumn, Rhus trilobata (along with Quercus gambelii) provides much of the color to the area. In the winter, small purplish red buds form early on hairy new branches.
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Rhus trilobata, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Mtn., May 9, 2007
Rhus trilobata, blossoms before leafing out in spring, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Mar. 24, 2008
Rhus trilobata, fall color, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., CD trail at Rte. 90, Oct. 25, 2008
Rhus trilobata, leaf in fall color, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., CD trail at Rte. 90, Oct. 25, 2008
Rhus trilobata, 1x macro of purple buds on hairy new branch, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Blackhawk Canyon, Jan. 4, 2009
Rhus trilobata, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, March 15, 2009
Rhus trilobata, closeup of fruits, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Scott Park, May 20, 2009
Rhus trilobata, new leaves are fringed in pink, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Scott Park, May 20, 2009
Rhus trilobata, closeup of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, December 27, 2009
Rhus trilobata, 3x macro of buds on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, December 27, 2009
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