Details for: PI 483445, Rhus aromatica Aiton var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray, 'Bighorn'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray
Cultivar:
'Bighorn'
Origin:
Collected – Wyoming, United States
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1984
PI Assigned:
1984
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray
Cultivar:
'Bighorn'
Origin:
Collected – Wyoming, United States
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1984
PI Assigned:
1984
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
1957.
Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States
Locality: Bighorn Basin just south of Basin.
Coordinates: 44.3594, -108.0287 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined via Map location
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Comment: Coordinates estimated based on description of collection location.
Donated
January 1984.
New Mexico, United States
Comment: Received through National Plant Materials Center, USDA-SCS, Beltsville, Maryl and
Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: NRCS Conservation Plant Releases
Note: These are accessions released by the USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Centers. Accessions may represent germplasm that is of wild origin and has not been altered; germplasm that is of wild origin but developed (F1 or F2) by utilizing numerous germplasms from across a similar ecoregion; or germplasm of cultivated origin. Releases are selections with superior performance.
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Accession Names and Identifiers
'Bighorn'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA, NRCS

T 4646
Type: Donor identifier

WY-843
Type: Institute identifier
Group: NRCS
The name that this variety was tested under, prior to release.
USDA, NRCS

Narrative
Collected in 1957, this accession was originally trialed at the NRCS Los Lunas, NM; Bismarck, ND; and Bridger, Montana Plant Material Centers. Of ten accessions of skunkbush sumac, this was selected for consistently resulting in high emergence and stand counts in conservation plantings. Artificial selection pressures were not applied to this accession. This seed variety tends to be a branching, compact shrub in New Mexico, while at more northerly locations it tends to be taller and more open. Mature plants may attain heights to 12 feet. Plants bloom in late April or during May at Los Lunas. Fruits are reddish-orange to reddish-purple when mature and occasionally have minute hairs. Seed of ‘Bighorn’ occurs in clusters, but this is not as pronounced as in some other accessions of the species. Mature seed does not adhere as tightly to the plants as is the case on some other accessions. Intended for a variety of uses including conservation plantings, windbreaks, and screening. It requires little maintenance and will tolerate prolonged dry periods.
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray
Genus:
Rhus
Family:
Anacardiaceae
Subfamily:
Anacardioideae
Nomen number:

464048
Place of publication:

S. Watson et al., Botany [fortieth parallel] 53. 1871 (in C. King, U.S. geol. explor. 40th Parallel vol. 5)
Comment:
Gray's contribution to this work is acknowledged in the preface on pp. lii and liii
Verified:
11/17/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Rhus aromatica Aiton (14 active accession[s])
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. aromatica (0 active accession[s])
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. pilosissima (Engl.) Shinners (0 active accession[s])
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. serotina (Greene) Rehder (1 active accession[s])
Rhus aromatica Aiton var. simplicifolia (Greene) Cronquist (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. trilobata

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. anisophylla (Greene) Jeps.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishskunkbush as Rhus trilobata1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Rhus trilobata
Englishskunkbush sumac as Rhus trilobata1Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators Note: as Rhus trilobata
GermanStink-Sumach as Rhus trilobata2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: as Rhus trilobata
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 17 Nov 2011, from Rhus trilobata Nutt. to Rhus aromatica Aiton var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray
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  • Description Of NC7 Ornamental Trials: The NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials, began in 1954 through the efforts of a small group of dedicated horticulturists under the leadership of Professor S.A. McCrory of South Dakota State College (now University). The north central United States is a region of climatic extremes, and many parts of the region have alkaline soils that developed under grasslands. Because of these conditions, the diversity found in commercially available woody plants adapted to the area is less than that found in most other parts of our nation. The NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials were started with the ultimate goal of expanding the range of useful plants in the nursery trade. The emphasis in this program has been placed on detailed, long-term evaluations at a broad range of sites rather than on promotion of new plants. The NC-7 Trials rely on a network of horticultural cooperators located at sites scattered across the Central United States. Cooperators establish plantings, observe and evaluate the plants through the seasons, and prepare performance reports one, five, and ten years after planting. These reports are sent to the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS) in Ames, Iowa where they are recorded. Because of the broad range of environments found among the trial sites, it is unusual for any particular trial plant to perform well at a majority of the sites, making system-wide releases difficult. However, when plants perform especially well at sites, the NCRPIS Horticulturist assists trial site cooperators in introducing the new plants, with any official releases initiated through the cooperators' institutions rather than through the Plant Introduction Station.
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