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Common Name(s): Smooth Sumac, Scarlet Sumac, Sumac,Smooth
Species: Rhus glabra
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Family: Anacardiaceae
Longevity: Perennial
Origin: Native
Height: 4.5 m
Flowers: May
Fruits: Summer - Fall
Description: A shrub or occasionally a small tree, usually forming thickets, widespread in open uplands on sandy soil. A prolific sprouter after fire. Leaves turn reddish orange in the fall and do not have a winged axis. Fruit matures in late summer and may remain attached into winter. The fruit is eaten by many species of birds and white-tailed deer. White-tailed deer and some ivestock use it as a browse. Sometimes used in native landscaping.
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