species 42,483 observations
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Field notes
Supports All
253
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
North American Luna Moth, Cecropia Moth, Regal Moth, Azalea Caterpillar Moth
32
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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
Dicerca hornii, Red-edged Saperda, Anelaphus moestus
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, Sumac Gall Aphid, Wild Turkey, Brown Thrasher
39
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Eastern Carpenter Bee, Four-toothed Mason Wasp, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
178
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained
- Water use
- Low
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Resists
- Black walnut Dry soil Erosion Fire Heat
- Habit
- Multi stemmed Spreading
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.