NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Rhus typhina

Scientific Name:	Rhus typhina
Genus:	Rhus
Species Epithet:	typhina
Common Name:	Staghorn Sumac
Plant Type	Tree/Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	6-12 ft., 12-36 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	May, June
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont
Habitat Description:	Roadsides, old pastures, thickets, clearings, rock outcrops, barrens. Common in NC mountains and present in a few western Piedmont counties.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
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:	S4: Apparently secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Colonial and grows aggressively. Red fruit and fall foliage.
Dense cluster of hairy, red fruit, and stems densely covered with long hairs Hillsborough County NH Lisa Lofland Gould
Tall shrub/small tree. Jackson County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Large, pinnately compound leaves. Attractive fruit consisting of a cluster of red drupes. Jackson County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rhus-typhina/