Horticulture 231

List 5 – Trees and Shrubs with Compound Leaves
Rhus aromatica in fall colorKoelreutaria paniculata - new growth is red
# Scientific Name Common Name Family Origin
1 Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac Anacardiaceae Eastern North America
2 Rhus glabra Smooth sumac Anacardiaceae North America, WA
3 Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac Anacardiaceae Eastern North America
4 Caragana arborescens Siberian peashrub Fabaceae Siberia, Mongolia
5 Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust Fabaceae Midwest & S.E. US
6
 Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust Fabaceae Midwest & S.E. US
7
 Styphnolobium japonicum Japanese pagoda tree Fabaceae China, Korea
8
 Aesculus sp. Horsechestnut Hippocastanaceae N. America, Europe
9
 Fraxinus americana White ash Oleaceae Eastern North America
10 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash Oleaceae Eastern North America
11 Rosa sp. Rose Rosaceae N. hemisphere, WA
12 Sorbus aucuparia European mountainash Rosaceae Europe to W. Asia
13 Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenrain tree Sapindaceae China, Japan, Korea
14 Ailanthus altissima Tree of heaven Simaroubaceae China
15
 Asgn 2b choice from:
  a. Fraxinus excelsior
  b. Laburnum sp.
  c. Sambucus nigra
a. European ash
b. Goldenchain tree
c. Blue elderberry
a. Oleaceae
b. Fabaceae
c. Caprifoliaceae
a. Europe and western Asia
b. Europe
c. Western North Amer., WA

Plants repeated from Hort 232:

R1
 Calluna vulgaris
 Heather
 Ericaceae
 Asia and Europe
R2 Rhododendron sp. Azalea or rhododendron Ericaceae Asia, N. Am., WA

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Virginia Lohr, Professor, E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A.
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