genus
Sumacs
Rhus
Field notes
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- Three-leaf Sumac Complex 2 native
- Staghorn Sumac native
- Shining Sumac native
- Smooth Sumac native
- Lemonade Berry native
- Sugar Bush native
- Evergreen Sumac native
- Chinese Sumac introduced
- Prairie Flameleaf Sumac native
- Little Leaf Sumac native
- Tanner's Sumac
- Sugar Bush × Lemonade Berry Hybrid native
- Northern Sumac native
- Tahitian Rhus
- Michaux's Sumac native
- Neneleau native
- Pink-flowering Sumac
- Kearney's Sumac
- Potanin Sumac
- Rhus chondroloma
- Rhus hartmanii
- Rhus punjabensis
- Ashe's Sumac
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native sumacs All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Skunkbush Sumac
Rhus trilobata
caterpillars
34
hosts
2
food
33
flowers
64
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Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
3
food
42
flowers
91
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Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
caterpillars
32
bees
1
hosts
3
food
39
flowers
178
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Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
caterpillars
31
bees
1
hosts
3
food
38
flowers
119
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Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
caterpillars
31
bees
1
hosts
2
food
47
flowers
136
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Evergreen Sumac
Rhus virens
caterpillars
22
hosts
3
food
24
flowers
17
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Michaux's Sumac
Rhus michauxii
caterpillars
22
hosts
1
food
25
flowers
26
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Little Leaf Sumac
Rhus microphylla
caterpillars
21
hosts
4
food
24
flowers
38
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Prairie Flameleaf Sumac
Rhus lanceolata
caterpillars
21
hosts
2
food
24
flowers
21
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Sugar Bush
Rhus ovata
caterpillars
7
food
18
flowers
37
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Lemonade Berry
Rhus integrifolia
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
19
flowers
48
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Neneleau
Rhus sandwicensis