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Searsia lancea

(L. f.) F.A. Barkley

African Sumac

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.897823

Element CodePDANA0C010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusProvisional

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSapindales

FamilyAnacardiaceae

GenusSearsia

Synonyms

Rhus lanceaL. f.

Concept Reference

Baldwin, B. G., D. H. Goldman, D. J. Keil, R. Patterson, T. J. Rosatti, and D. H. Wilken, eds. 2012. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California. 2nd edition. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1568 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Searsia lancea (as Rhus lancea) was excluded from North America by Kartesz (1999). The 2nd edition of The Jepson Manual (Baldwin et al. 2012) list it as naturalized in California.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Arizona (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless Area	Coronado National Forest	951
Upper Romero Wsr	Coronado National Forest	150

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Red Mountain	Angeles National Forest	8,034
San Sevaine	San Bernardino National Forest	6,866

References (2)

Baldwin, B. G., D. H. Goldman, D. J. Keil, R. Patterson, T. J. Rosatti, and D. H. Wilken, eds. 2012. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California. 2nd edition. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1568 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.