![]() ![]() The small, numerous flowers occur in large branched clusters at the ends of the branches they are less than 1/8 inches (3 mm) wide, crowded in large upright clusters to 8 inches (20 cm) long. It is reddish purple when young, grayish when mature. The stem is erect, rigid, very stout, hairless, angular, smooth, has raised air pores, and covered with a whitish coat that can be wiped off. ![]() The bark is light brown and smooth on young plants, on older wood it is smooth or becoming scaly and grey to brown. The leaves turn bright red in the autumn. ![]() The upper surfaces of the leaflets are dark green and shiny/glossy, the lower surfaces dull and whitish they are hairless, almost stalkless, and have toothed serrated margins and pointed tips. The leaves are alternate, stalked, odd-pinnately compound with slender axis, 12 - 20 inches long (30 - 50 cm), with 11-31 lance-shaped to elliptic leaflets, which are 2 - 4 inches (5-10 cm) long and ¾ to 1¼ inches wide. is a large shrub or sometimes a small tree with open, flattened crown of a few stout, spreading branches and with whitish sap. Smooth Sumac, smooth upland sumac, sumach, sumac, dwarf sumac, scarlet sumac, red sumac, lemonade berry, vinegar-bush, vinegar-tree.įor information on Native American names of Rhus glabra L. The scientific name Rhus Glabra comes from Greek and rhus is derived from "rhous" which means bushy sumac, glabra means smooth and refers to the stem and leaves of the plant (Kindscher, 1987). It is an attractive ornamental plant and is cultivated by many for its beauty. ![]()
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