Rhus typhina
Common name
staghorn sumac
Family
Anacardiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
NVS code
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RHUTYP
Conservation status
Not applicable
Distribution
Native to eastern North America and found primarily in southeastern Canada, the northeastern and midwestern United States of Americ, southern Ontario, and the Appalachian Mountains.
Detailed description
Grows as a dioecious tree to 3–10 m tall with alternate, pinnately compound leaves 25–55 cm long, each with 9–31 serrate leaflets 6–11 cm long. The leaf petioles and the stems are densely covered in rust-colored hairs.
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Year naturalised
1958
Origin
E. North America