Staghorn Sumac

Scientific Name:   Rhus typhina


"Staghorn" refers to the fuzzy branches, resembling the velvet on deer antlers. Dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants).

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Staghorn Sumac

Genus species: Rhus typhina
Common Name: Staghorn Sumac
Family Name: Anacardiaceae  
Deciduous woody vines, shrubs, or trees, often resinous; leaves alternate, compound or simple; flowers regular, in terminal or axillary panicles; fruit a drupe.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Tree
Flower Color:Yellow
Identified by:A. Swanson
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