Rhus coriaria, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 236

1. R. coriaria L. , Sp. Pl. 265 (1753).

Almost evergreen shrub or small tree up to 3 m. Young twigs and petioles densely hispid. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 1 -5 cm, 7-21, ovate to oblong, coarsely crenate-serrate, sometimes with 1 -2 small lobes at base; rhachis hispid, winged, at least between the distal leaflets. Inflorescence c. 10 cm, the branches more or less concealed by the flowers. Sepals ovate, greenish; petals oblong, white, longer than the sepals. Drupe shortly hispid, brownish-purple. Rocky places and scrub at low altitudes. S. Europe. Al Az Bu Cr Ga Gr Hs It Ju Lu Rs (K) Si Tu.