Rhus hirta

staghorn sumac

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Anacardiaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Small/Medium Tree (Understory), Tall Shrub

Height

35 - 50ft

Spread

35 - 50ft

Flower Color

Green, Yellow

Fruit

Berry; Red

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Blooms

June - July

Fall Color

orange-red

Habitat

dry or moist, poor or fertile soils of old fields, roadsides, woods edges

Notes

spreads by lateral roots to form colonies; female plants produce seed; winter food for wildlife

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

Mountain
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