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Cotinus coggygria Scop.

smoke tree (Anacardiaceae)

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Synonym | Rhus cotinus L.

Cotinus coggygria is a parkland shrub with rounded leaves.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-07-28

 smoke tree / Cotinus coggygria: _Cotinus coggygria_ is a parkland shrub with rounded leaves.

The foliage of Cotinus coggygria turns beetroot-red.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-05

 smoke tree / Cotinus coggygria: The foliage of _Cotinus coggygria_ turns beetroot-red.

Few of the flowers of Cotinus coggygria set seed, but their long hairs give the infructescence a diffuse appearance.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-07-28

 smoke tree / Cotinus coggygria: Few of the flowers of _Cotinus coggygria_ set seed, but their long hairs give the infructescence a diffuse appearance.

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