Common Name: staghorn sumac, staghorn
Scientific Name: Rhus typhina L.
Family Name: Anacardiaceae - Cashew Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - native perennial small tree or shrub, reproducing by seed and colony-forming rhizomes

stems - upright, woody, dense velvety hairs stems

leaves - alternate, pinnately compound; leaflets 11 to 35, elliptic to lanceolate, serrated leaves 1, leaves 2

flowers - white; upright panicle, fruit red and velvety when mature mature flowers

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