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Plant Details

Rhus michauxii

Michaux's Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, False Poison Sumac

Scientific Name:	Rhus michauxii
Genus:	Rhus
Species Epithet:	michauxii
Common Name:	Michaux's Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, False Poison Sumac
Plant Type	Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow, Green
Light:	Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry
Bloom Time:	June, July
Growing Area:	Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	In the fall line sandhills characteristically in submesic, loamy swales, usually associated with such species as Paspalum bifidum, Helianthus divaricatus, Tridens carolinianus, Rhus copallinum, Anthaenantia villosa, Gymnopogon sp., and Aristida lanosa; in the eastern Piedmont on sandy soils derived from granite; in the central Piedmont on clayey soils derived from mafic rocks such as gabbro or mafic Carolina slates, probably all of its habitats (formerly) in frequently burned situations. Rare in NC Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal Plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Compound
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Not Recommended for home landscapes
State Rank:	S2: Imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G2 - Imperiled, G3 - Vulnerable ^(*Key)
State Status:	E: Endangered ^(*Key)
Federal Status:	E - Endangered ^(*Key)
Notes:	Found in sandhills, sandy forests, woodland, woodland edges (Cumberland, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Hoke, Johnston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Moore, Nash, Orange, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland, Union, Wake, Wilson*)- https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/485195 NC Natural Heritage Program Global Rank G2G3.
Plant Sandhills Game Land, Millstone Creek Natural Area, October 2004 © Kathy Schlosser
Closeup of Leaves Sandhills Game Land, Millstone Creek Natural Area, October 2004 © Kathy Schlosser
After a burn at a sandy Longleaf Pine flatwoods. Larry Mellichamp
Rare, low, rhizomatous shrub occurring in colonies that are typically composed only of male plants or female plants, but rarely both together. Dekalb County, GA, cultivated Larry Mellichamp
Dekalb County, GA, cultivated Larry Mellichamp
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record