NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]
Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Dwarf Sumac
Scientific Name: |
Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina] |
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Genus: |
Rhus |
Species Epithet: |
copallinum |
Common Name: |
Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Dwarf Sumac |
Plant Type |
Tree/Shrub |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
6-12 ft., 12-36 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow, Green |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
June, July |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Var.copallinum (Flameleaf Sumac): Sandhills, dry woodlands, maritime thickets (especially from VA northward), old fields, roadsides. Rare in NC Mountains, common in Piedmont and Coastal Plain. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Opposite |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Compound |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
formerly Rhus copallina. |
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Berries and Leaves
Sandhills Game Land, October 2004 |
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Winged Sumac in summer
Paynter, Wilmington, June 2009 |
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Leaf showing the winged rachis
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Shrub in the Fall Orange County, NC
Bettina Darveaux |
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Close-up of pinnately compound leaf in Fall Orange County, NC
Bettina Darveaux |
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Close-up of winged rachis (main leaf stem of compound leaf) Orange County, NC
Bettina Darveaux |
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Leaves are very shiny, unlike any other sumac Orange County, NC
Bettina Darveaux |
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![The Scientific Name is Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]. You will likely hear them called Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Dwarf Sumac. This picture shows the Shrub in the Fall of Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/IMG_6295.jpg "Shrub in the Fall of Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]")
![The Scientific Name is Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]. You will likely hear them called Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Dwarf Sumac. This picture shows the Close-up of pinnately compound leaf in Fall of Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/IMG_4165.jpg "Close-up of pinnately compound leaf in Fall of Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]")
![The Scientific Name is Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]. You will likely hear them called Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Dwarf Sumac. This picture shows the Close-up of winged rachis (main leaf stem of compound leaf) of Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/IMG_4150.jpg "Close-up of winged rachis (main leaf stem of compound leaf) of Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]")
![The Scientific Name is Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]. You will likely hear them called Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Dwarf Sumac. This picture shows the Leaves are very shiny, unlike any other sumac of Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/IMG_6287.jpg "Leaves are very shiny, unlike any other sumac of Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina]")
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