Rhus trilobata - Wikipedia
Rhus trilobata is a shrub in the sumac genus with the common names skunkbush sumac, [1] sourberry, skunkbush, [2] and three-leaf sumac. It is native to the western half of Canada and the Western United States, from the Great Plains to California and south through Arizona extending into northern Mexico. It can be found from deserts to mountain ...
Rhus trilobata (Skunkbush Sumac) - Gardenia
Noted for its 3 seasons of interest, Rhus trilobata (Skunkbush Sumac) is an upright arching deciduous shrub forming rounded, moundlike, or upright thickets. Native to western North America, it produces female or male plants.
Fruits: 5-7 mm in diameter, red at maturity and sparsely hairy, each containing a single nutlet. Rhus trilobata closely resembles R. aromatica and is often treated as part of the latter. The common name is derived from the odor of the leaves, especially when bruised.
Rhus trilobata - Landscape Plants | Oregon State University
Broadleaf deciduous shrub, upright, ascending or spreading, 2-8 ft (0.6-2.5 m) tall, branches pubescent. Leaves alternate, compound (pinnate), 3 stalkless leaflets, each elliptic to obovate, 1.5-2.5 cm long, base wedge-shaped, a few rounded teeth, terminal leaflet often 3-lobed.
Rhus trilobata, Three-Leaf Sumac | High Country Gardens
• Rhus trilobata (Three-Leaf Sumac or Skunkbush) is a colorful native shrub with chartreuse spring flowers and striking fall foliage in shades of yellow, orange and red • Female plants produce small red berries which are an important food source for birds and small mammals
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Species: Rhus trilobata - US Forest Service
SPECIES: Rhus trilobata GENERAL DISTRIBUTION: Skunkbush sumac occurs from Alberta and Saskatchewan south through the western states and Great Plains to Texas and Baja, California [47, 48, 58, 69, 71, 76, 77, 99, 105, 115, 152, 153, 155]. It also occurs rarely in Arkansas [76].
12 North American Sumac Trees and Shrubs - The Spruce
Aug 8, 2024 · Fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica) is a dense, low shrub that readily spreads by suckers to form thickets. It has trifoliate (with three leaflets), medium-green leaves that turn orange, red, and purple in autumn. The leaves and twigs are fragrant when crushed or damaged, a feature that lends the plant its common name.
Rhus trilobata - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Provides food and cover for songbirds, game birds, large and small mammals. It provides structure and materials for nesting bees and the flowers are pollinated by bees. Larval host plant for the Luna moth. Dioecious meaning some plants are male and some are female.
SKUNKBUSH SUMAC - RHUS TRILOBATA | The UFOR Nursery
Rhus trilobata grows in sun to part shade and is generally quite drought tolerant. It is useful as a windbreak, for erosion control because of its strong, extensively branching root development, and as an ornamental. It resembles R. aromatica and is sometimes considered part of this species.
Three-Leaf Sumac (Rhus trilobata) - Wild About Utah
Nov 23, 2015 · One such plant, which grows throughout much of Utah, is rhus trilobata or three-leaf sumac. Three-leaf sumac is a widespread deciduous shrub in the Rhus genus, meaning “with three leaflets,” or “trifoliate leaves.” Others in this genus include Rhus aromoatica and the infamous western poison oak.