Sumac
Rhus hirta
| Family | Cashew (Anacardiaceae) |
|---|---|
| Bloom | Summer |
| Habitat | Meadows, forest edges, roadsides, sandy soil |
| Status | Native |
| Cycle | Perennial |
| Height | 3-10′ |
| Flower | Flowers form a spike cluster of small white flowers. |
| Leaf | Leaves are long, lance-like and toothed with veins radiating from a central vein that runs from base to point of the leaf. Leaves attach to the branch opposite each other with several leaves on a branch. |
| Notes | Fruit is a spike cluster of red berries. This is really a bush or small tree and would not normally be included in a listing of wildflowers, but it is so common in the Northern Michigan that it was included as an aid to visitors. |
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