Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra (Anacardiaceae)


Form: Large shrub; up to 20ft..

Origins: Native

Identifying Features: Leaves pinnately compound with saw-toothed, hairless, almost stalkless leaflets. Twigs gray with whitish bloom.

Trivial Facts: The sour seed of the Smooth Sumac can bee chewed to quench thirst or prepared as a drink similar to lemonade.