Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Linnaeus, 1756 |
Synonyms: Rhus hirta, Datisca hirta, Toxicodendron typhinum |
Rhus typhina is native to eastern North America, from the Great Lakes east to Nova Scotia, and south to Tennessee and South Carolina in the Appalachians (Map). A deciduous shrub or small tree, up to 5 m in height. The leaves are alternate, pinnately compound, 25-55 cm long. Leaf petioles and stems are densely covered in reddish hairs. The flowers are minute, greenish or yellowish, arranged in dense terminal panicles. The fruits are small reddish drupes in dense clusters. R. typhina flowers from May through July. Fall foliage is brilliant red, orange, or yellow.
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Staghorn Sumac
(Rhus typhina), inflorescence
Hickory Run State Park
Pennsylvania, USA
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Staghorn Sumac
(Rhus typhina), frutescence
North Bay,
Ontario, Canada
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Staghorn Sumac
(Rhus typhina), inflorescence
Hickory Run State Park
Pennsylvania, USA
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Staghorn Sumac
(Rhus typhina), inflorescence
Hickory Run State Park
Pennsylvania, USA
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Staghorn Sumac
(Rhus typhina), inflorescence
Hickory Run State Park
Pennsylvania, USA
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Staghorn Sumac
(Rhus typhina); after ice storm
South Walsingham,
Norfolk County
Ontario, Canada
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