| Fragrant Sumac is a rare medium-sized shrub of dry woodlands, with pleasantly fragrant foliage. In North Carolina it is primarily found in the Piedmont region, where it is occasional. Wake Co., NC 5/23/2009.
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| The leaves, which do not cause irritation, resemble those of Atlantic Poison-Oak (Toxicodendron pubescens) and Eastern Poison-Ivy (T. radicans), but the petiolule of the terminal leaflet is much shorter, the same length as the lateral petiolules. In Toxicodendron species, the terminal leaflet's petiolule is much longer than the lateral ones. Wake Co., NC 5/23/2009.
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| Wake Co., NC 5/30/2011.
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| Morrow Mountain State Park, Stanly Co., NC 4/17/2011.
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| Granville Co., NC 5/8/2012.
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| The fruits are red; those of Toxicodendron are white when mature. Wake Co., NC 5/23/2009.
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| Wake Co., NC 5/23/2009.
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| Wake Co., NC 5/23/2009.
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| Wake Co., NC 5/30/2011.
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| Wake Co., NC 5/30/2011.
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| Wake Co., NC 5/30/2011.
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| Granville Co., NC 5/8/2012.
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| Granville Co., NC 5/8/2012.
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| Granville Co., NC 5/8/2012.
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| Granville Co., NC 5/8/2012.
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