species 90,424 observations
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Field notes
Supports All
170
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Cecropia Moth, Peppered Moth, Darker Moodna Moth, Spotted Datana Moth
33
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Short-palped Miner
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Sumac Flea Beetle, Red-edged Saperda, Anelaphus moestus
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
American Robin, Sumac Gall Aphid, Eastern Bluebird, Gray Catbird
42
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Red Admiral, Ligated Furrow Bee
91
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Water use
- Low
- Soil
- Rocky
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Resists
- Erosion Urban conditions
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.