Cotinus coggygria Scopoli, Anacardiaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  Evaluate, score: 4 (Go to the risk assessment)

Other Latin names:  Rhus cotinus L.

Common name(s): [more details]

Chinese: huang lu

English: European smoketree, Venetian-sumac, fustet, smokebush, smoketree, wigtree, young fustic

Spanish: fustete

Habit:  shrub

Description:  "Shrubs, 3-5 m tall. Petiole up to 3.5 cm; leaf blade broadly elliptic to obovate, 3-8 x 2.5-6 cm, gray pubescent on both sides or more distinctly so abaxially, base rounded to broadly cuneate, margin entire, apex rounded to retuse, lateral veins 6-11 pairs. Inflorescence paniculate, pubescent. Pedicel 7-10 mm; flower ca. 3 mm in diameter. Calyx glabrous, lobes ovate-triangular, ca. 1.2 x 0.8 mm. Petals ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2-2.5 x ca. 1 mm. Stamens ca. 1.5 mm; anthers ovoid, equal to filaments in length. Disk 5-lobed, purplish brown. Ovary subglobose, ca. 0.5 mm in diameter; styles 3, free, unequal. Drupe reniform, ca. 4.5 x 2.5 mm, glabrous"  (Flora of China online).

Habitat/ecology:  In China (native), "hill forests, hill and mountain thickets; 700-2400 m"  (Flora of China online).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Europe and Asia; cultivated and naturalized elsewhere (GRIN).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	O‘ahu Island	introduced cultivated	Imada, Clyde T./Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2013) cv. Purpureus. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
China China	China (People's Republic of)	native	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)	introduced cultivated	Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. (2009) (p. 29)

Also reported from
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Canada Canada	Canada	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) Ontario
United States (continental except west coast) United States (other states)	United States (other states)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) CT, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, UT, VT

Control:  If you know of control methods for Cotinus coggygria, please let us know.