Smooth Sumac

Plant Profile
FYUSE 3d Image	Common Name: Smooth Sumac Other Names: Scarlet Sumac, White Flameleaf Sumac, Dwarf Sumac Species Name: Rhus glabra Plant Type: Woody Family Name: Anacardiaceae, Cashew Family

Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Perennial
Distribution in the U.S.	Throughout the country with the exception of California, the northwest and northeast corners and areas along the Gulf of Mexico
Distribution in Oklahoma	Throughout the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Generally forms large stands
- Woody plants unbranching above and branching below
- Pinnately compound leaves
Floral
- Berries typically in branching cluster; red in color
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Growth form: Shrub
- Leaf Type: Compound, 1-pinnately
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Blade Edge: Serrated
- Leaf Blade Length: 30-46 centimeters (leaflets 2-4 centimeters)
Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 5
- Flower Color:White or cream
- Flower Timing: May-June
- Fruit Type: Drupes

Habitat/Ecology
Soil Type	Variable
Habitat	Open sites, especially at the interface between forest and prairie
Successional Stage	Early (forest) and late (prairie)