Ontario Weeds: Staghorn Sumac

Table of Contents

1. Name
2. Other Names
3. Family
4. General Description
   • Photos and Pictures
5. Leaves
6. Flowers and Fruit
7. Related Links

Name: Staghorn sumac, Rhus typhina L.

Other Names: sumac, vinaigrier, sumac amarante, vinaigrier

Family: Cashew Family (Anacardiaceae)

General Description: A very common shrub.

Photos and Pictures

Leaves: Velvety-hairy branches (hence its common name), sharply and coarsely toothed leaflets in pinnately compound leaves that turn vivid red in fall.

Flowers & Fruit: Cone-shaped clusters of red fruits is not poisonous.

Related Links

... on general Weed topics
... on weed identification, order OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
... on weed control, order OMAFRA Publication 75: Guide To Weed Control

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