A genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae, closely related to the sumacs (Rhus). Common names are: Smoketree or Smoke bush.
They are large shrubs or small trees, native to the warm temperate Northern Hemisphere. The leaves are deciduous, alternate, simple oval shape, 3-13 cm long. The flowers are clustered in a large open terminal panicles 15-30 cm long with a fluffy grayish-buff appearance resembling a cloud of smoke over the plant, from which the name derives.
