Staghorn Sumac Tree Information


Images of Staghorn Sumac:



Staghorn Sumac grows in the following 30 states and provinces:

Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin


Information about Staghorn Sumac:


More information about Staghorn Sumac may be found here.

The Rhus Typhina is commonly known as the Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac as well as Vinegar Tree.

The currently accepted scientific name for staghorn sumac is Rhus typhina L. . Staghorn sumac hybrizes with smooth sumac (R. glabra); the hybrid has alternately been named R. Xpulvinata Greene or R. Xborealis (Britton) Greene .

The native range of staghorn sumac extends from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, southern Quebec, and Maine; west to southern Ontario, northern Michigan, and northern Minnesota; south to central Iowa, central Illinois, western Tennessee, and northern Alabama; and east to northern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, Maryland, and New Jersey .

Staghorn sumac is primarily a species of forest edges and disturbed sites. It occurs on the edges of many forest types, and is a frequent member of early oldfield communities, particularly on dry soils.

Some of the information provided here is attributed to:Sullivan, Janet. 1994. Rhus typhina. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). , available at the USDA Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) website