Rhus copallinum

The sumac is taking on its fall colors.

The sumac is taking on its fall colors.

Go Botany calls this species Winged Sumac

Go Botany calls this species Winged Sumac

Go Botany calls this species Winged Sumac

Leaves deciduous, pinnately compound, alternate. Winged leaf rachis and shiny dark green leaflets. Fruit is a drupe which was reddish brown

Leggy shrub, about 2m tall. Autumn coloration. Located about 1m into wood line along main trail.

State - Tennessee County - Rutherford Identification - Rhus copallina Location - Flat Rock Cedar Glades Natural Area in the center of the main cleared field. Description - bright red compound leaves with winged leaf axis, dull red pubescent fruit clusters, milky sap, in a thicket with other plants of the same species. Associated species - Sassafras albidum, Carya glabra, Carya tomentosa, Toxicodendron radicans, Quercus marilandica Date of Collection - 17 Oct 2014 Collector - Lauren S Hanberry Collection Number - 24

Short shrub approx. 4 feet tall. Compound leaves, with a terminal leaf. Terminal inflorescence of red fruit with a winged rachis.