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  8. Michaux's Sumac

species 163 observations

Michaux's Sumac

Rhus michauxii

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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74 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Imperial Moth, Regal Moth, Cecropia Moth, Darker Moodna Moth 22
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Red-edged Saperda 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it American Robin, Swainson's Thrush, Veery, Scissor Grinder 25
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Great Golden Digger Wasp 26

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun Part shade
Soil
Sand
Habit
Dense Erect
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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