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Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica Aiton)

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Fragrant Sumac
Photo © Michael Ellis, CC BY 4.0.

Summary

A sprawling deciduous shrub, often growing wider than tall.

Range - Expand

LegendColor
Native
Expanded
Native or Not Present
Native or Expanded

This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.

This plant is so widely cultivated in landscaping that it occasionally escapes into the wild, even though it is not the most prolific seeder. We have marked new populations, both in the northeast and northwest, as expanded because they are all close to the native range.

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Photo © Evan Barker, Public Domain.
Photo © charlie (iNaturalist), CC BY 4.0.
Photo © Michael Ellis, CC BY 4.0.
Photo © Michael Ellis, CC BY 4.0.
Photo © Michael Ellis, CC BY 4.0.
Photo © Michael Ellis, CC BY 4.0.
Photo © Nate Martineau, CC BY 4.0.