''Rhus microphylla'', the littleleaf sumac, desert sumac, ''correosa'', or ''agritos'', is a species of sumac in the family Anacardiaceae, native to

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

, in the

southwestern United States The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Ne ...

and northern and central Mexico, from central and western Texas, southern New Mexico, central and northern regions of the

Mexican Altiplano The Central Mexican Plateau, also known as the Mexican Altiplano ( es, Altiplanicie Mexicana), is a large arid-to-semiarid plateau that occupies much of northern and central Mexico. Averaging above sea level, it extends from the US-Mexico border ...

-(Mexican Plateau), and extreme southeastern Arizona of the Madrean Sky Islands.

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External links

Lady Bird Johnson database, w/ galleryCalPhotos galleryInteractive Distribution Map of ''Rhus microphylla''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7321567 microphylla North American desert flora Flora of Northeastern Mexico Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert Trees of Mexico Trees of the Southwestern United States Trees of the South-Central United States Flora of the Mexican Plateau Flora without expected TNC conservation status