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Rhus typhina Linnaeus. Subgenus: Rhus. Common name: Staghorn Sumac. Phenology: May-Jun; Jun-Sep. Habitat: Roadsides, old pastures, thickets, clearings, rock outcrops, barrens. Distribution: NS and NB west to MN, south to n. GA, AL, MS, and KS.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The apparently older epithet "hirta" was formally rejected in 1999 (see Gandhi 2016 for summary).

Other Comments: The species, especially in its cut-leaved forms, forma laciniata (Wood) Rehder and forma dissecta Rehder, is very popular in Europe as a cultivated ornamental.

Synonymy : = C, Can, F, FNA13, G, K4, Mi, Mo2, NeUS, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV; = Rhus hirta (L.) Sudw. — Il, NE, S; = Schmaltzia hirta (L.) Small — S13; > Rhus typhina L. var. laciniata Alph.Wood — Barkley (1937); > Rhus typhina L. var. typhina — Barkley (1937)

Links to other floras: = Rhus typhina - FNA13

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image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Rhus typhina, fruit, Jacks River, Cohutta Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, Fannin County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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native range
to 30 feet
Stag-Horn Sumac is a shrub or small tree frequently found along roadsides and other sunny areas in the mountains. Its flowering clusters (female plants) are loved by honeybees. Later bright red berries attract many bird species through the winter. Perfect even on impossible slopes. The shades of blaze- orange leaves tinged with red in early autumn is unlike any other color display among our native trees or shrubs.
eastern North America


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