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Photographer: Paul Drobot
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Family Anacardiaceae
Rhus hirta (L.) Sudw.
staghorn sumac, velvet sumac
Rhus: derived from rhous, an ancient Greek name for Sumac
hirta: rough
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| Status: | Native - potentially invasive |
| Plant: | perennial shrub or small tree usually 4'-15' tall and 2"-4" in diameter; young parts all with dense, soft hairs but no dots |
| Flower: | blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | red, long-haired, partially-flattened berry |
| Leaf: | alternate, pinnately-divided into 9-29 toothed leaflets with pale undersides, main axis without wings |
| Habitat: | sunny; dry |
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