Fragrant Sumac Native
This large shrub has compound leaves meaning each leaf is composed of several leaflets.
Fragrant sumac native. The staghorn sumac and its canadian cousins appearance. It is found in southern canada alberta to quebec and nearly all of the lower 48 states except peninsular florida. A dense low growing rambling shrub which spreads by root suckers to form thickets in the wild. 2 m 6 ft habitat.
It grows in upland open woods fields barrens and rocky cliffs. The glossy blue green leaves emit a lemon scent when crushed and turn a mixture of red burgundy purple color in the fall. Tall with velvety twigs and lower branches turned up at the tips. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Yellow green flowers appear before leaves emerge. Rhus aromatica commonly called fragrant sumac is a deciduous missouri native shrub which occurs in open woods glades and thickets throughout the state. Fields and open areas. It has many.
Fragrant sumac is a gorgeous medium sized shrub that has appeared in landscaping in the past 10 years. The plants database includes the following 3 subspecies of rhus aromatica. As a native it has found its niche under the largest post oak in a site that s so dry during mid summer that even the tough perennial weeds fail. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Yet every fall the fragrant sumac rhus aromatica glows a lavish orange red that looks like the glowing embers of a dying bonfire. Fragrant when rubbed or crushed. Typically grows 2 4 tall less frequently to 6 and spreads to 10 wide. 271 newcomb s wildflower guide.
Fragrant sumac is a low growing shrub forming a thick dense mass of stems. The delicate flowers of the fragrant sumac provide nectar for bees and other beneficial insects. Locally common here and there. Rhus aromatica the fragrant sumac is a deciduous shrub in the family anacardiaceae native to north america.
L48 n can n fragrant sumac is an irregular spreading deciduous shrub 6 12 ft. Tends to sucker and root along stems that touch the soil forming a dense stand. Use as a ground cover in mass and an excellent shrub for stabilizing banks and slopes. Glossy somewhat blue green coarsely toothed trifoliate leaves turn orange red purple and yellow in the fall.