Smoke tree, or Smoketree, may refer to any of several plants, some of whose parts are finely divided and give the appearance of
smoke
Smoke is a suspension of airborne particulates and gases emitted when a material undergoes combustion or pyrolysis, together with the quantity of air that is entrained or otherwise mixed into the mass. It is commonly an unwanted by-product ...
from a distance:
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Cotinus
''Cotinus'' (''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607), the
smoketree or smoke bush, is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae, closely related to the sumacs (''Rhus'').
Characteristics
They are larg ...
'', a genus of garden shrub commonly referred to as the Smoketree.
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Cotinus coggygria'', the European or Eurasian Smoketree
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Cotinus obovatus'', the American Smoketree
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Psorothamnus spinosus
''Psorothamnus spinosus'', or ''Delea spinosa'', is a perennial legume tree of the deserts in North America. Common names include smokethorn, smoketree, smoke tree, smokethorn dalea, and corona de Cristo.
Distribution
''P. Spinosus'' is nati ...
'', a Legume tree of the American Mojave desert commonly referred to as the Smoketree. In the spring it has vibrant purple blooms.
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Euphorbia cotinifolia'', or Tropical Smoketree
See also
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Smokebush
Smokebush may refer to
* the plant genus '' Conospermum'';
* the plant genus ''Cotinus'' (as "Smoke bush");
* the plant species '' Ptilotus obovatus'';
* the plant species '' Adenanthos sericeus'', but only in the cut flower industry;
* the plant s ...
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