. Concord area trees and shrubs. Botany; Trees; Shrubs. SHRUBS ALTERNATE COMPOUND LEAVES Shrubs thornless, without bristles. Leaflets more than 3, many- (or deeply sharp-) toothed. YELLOWROOT Xanthorhiza simplicissima Leaflets usually 5-7, deeply sharp-toothed, often lobed, 3-7 cm. long. Fruit (flowers) in stringy, drooping clusters. Fruit small capsules. A low shrub (up to .6 meters high). Moist ground. Rare escape. FALSE-SPIREA Sorbaria sorbifoiia Leaflets 13-23, finely double-toothed, 5-10 cm. long. Fruit (flowers) in erect, cone-like clusters. Fruit small capsules. Roadsides, waste land. U
. Concord area trees and shrubs. Botany; Trees; Shrubs. SHRUBS ALTERNATE COMPOUND LEAVES Shrubs thornless, without bristles. Leaflets more than 3, many- (or deeply sharp-) toothed. YELLOWROOT Xanthorhiza simplicissima Leaflets usually 5-7, deeply sharp-toothed, often lobed, 3-7 cm. long. Fruit (flowers) in stringy, drooping clusters. Fruit small capsules. A low shrub (up to .6 meters high). Moist ground. Rare escape. FALSE-SPIREA Sorbaria sorbifoiia Leaflets 13-23, finely double-toothed, 5-10 cm. long. Fruit (flowers) in erect, cone-like clusters. Fruit small capsules. Roadsides, waste land. Uncommon escape. STAGHORN SUMAC Rhus typhina Twigs and leafstalks densely velvety-hairy. Leaflets 11-31, 5-12 cm. long. Fruit in dense, cone-shaped clusters. Berry-like fruit red, velvety-hairy, used for flavoring Sometimes a small tree. Dry thickets, road- sides, open rocky slopes. Uncommon. SMOOTH SUMAC Rhus glabra Like Staghorn Sumac but twigs and leafstalks hairless. Berry-like fruit not quite so fuzzy, also used for flavoring. Fruit clusters not so compact. Dry fields, roadsides. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Angelo, Ray, 1948-; Angelo, Ray, 1948-. Cambridge, Mass. : Concord Field Station, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
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