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Staghorn Sumac
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
30-50 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate woodland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

A shrubby small tree of eastern North America whose velvety, antler-like branches give it its name; in autumn its leaves blaze scarlet and its dense upright clusters of dark-red berries can be steeped into a tart, lemonade-like drink.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Rhus
Species
Rhus typhina