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12-22-2016

Rhus michauxii

Rhus michauxii NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Rhus michauxii ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Michaux’s Sumac was historically unique to the Inner Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Its natural habitat includes dry, open, rocky, or sandy woodlands over bedrock with high levels of calcium, magnesium, or iron.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. Rhus michauxii is a rare species of flowering plant in the cashew family known by the common names false poison sumac and Michaux’s sumac. It is endemic to the southeastern United States, where it can be found in the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat and by barriers to reproduction. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

Detailed information
Full Name: Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 09/28/1989 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Michaux's sumac, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Georgia , North Carolina , South Carolina , Virginia
  • US Counties in which the Michaux's sumac, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Michaux's sumac.
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
04/30/1993 Michaux's Sumac View Implementation Progress Final
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
04/30/1993 Michaux's Sumac View Implementation Progress Final
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Citation Page
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Document Type
07/29/2008 73 FR 43947 43948 5-Year Status Review of 20 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
09/01/2014 Michaux's Sumac (Rhus michauxii) 5-Year Review
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