Rhus glabra
Smooth Sumac

Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac family)

Photo taken near Entiat, open dry sandy flat near Columbia River

Plant:

Berries used to make a lemonade-like beverage by the Okanagan-Colville, Ojibwa, and Meskwaki. Juice from berries used as a stain by the Thompson. Roots used to make yellow or orange dye by the Kiowa, Meskwaki, Omaha, Plains Indian, and Winnebago.