- a tree, Cotinus obovatus, of the cashew family, native to the southeastern U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.
- a related shrub, C. coggygria, of Eurasia, having elliptical leaves and clusters of hairy, purple flowers.
- an anacardiaceous shrub, Cotinus coggygria, of S Europe and Asia, having clusters of yellowish feathery flowers
- a related tree, Cotinus americanus, of the southern US