smooth sumac Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L.   symbol: RHGL
	Leaf: Alternate, pinnately compound, 12 to 18 inches long, 11 to 31 lanceolate leaflets per leaf, each 2 to 4 inches long with a serrated margin, dark green above, paler and finely hairy below. Flower: Dioecious; small, with pale yellow petals, borne in a dense upright cluster up to 8 inches long, appearing in mid to late summer. Fruit: A small (1/8 inch) reddish, round, finely hairy drupe borne in dense upright cluster. The panicles typically droop when mature in the fall and persist into winter. Twig: Stout, lacking hairs and often with a bluish glaucous bloom; buds are small, rounded and covered with light brown hairs, nearly encircled by leaf scar. Bark: Brown-gray and smooth, with numerous lenticels, developing scaly ridges with age. Form: A shrub or small tree up to 10 feet with a short or multi-stemmed trunk and wide spreading, open crown.
	USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Rhus glabra is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting smooth sumac (opens a new window).