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'''''Staghorn Sumac''''' (''Rhus typhina'', synonym: ''R. hirta''), is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] to small [[tree]] in the [[Anacardiaceae]] or [[Cashew]] family, native to eastern [[North America]]. It is primarily found in Southeastern Canada, the [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] and [[Midwest|Midwestern]] United States, Southern [[Ontario]], and the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. <ref>[http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/rhustyph.pdf United States Geological Survey: "Rhus Typhina Range Map" accessed 2008-03-02]</ref> It grows to 3-10 m tall, and has alternate, pinnately compound [[leaf|leaves]] 25-55 cm long, each with 9-31 serrate leaflets 6-11 cm long.<ref name=Uva>Richard H. Uva, Joseph C. Neal and Joseph M. Ditomaso, ''Weeds of The Northeast'', (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997), P. 326-327.</ref> The leaf petioles and the stems are densely covered in rust-colored hairs. Staghorn sumac is [[Plant_sexuality#Individual_plant_sexuality|dioecious]], and large clumps can form with either male or female plants.<ref>[http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/rhutyp/all.html Sullivan, Janet. 1994. ''Rhus typhina''. In: Fire Effects Information System (Online). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.]</ref> The [[fruit]] of staghorn sumac is one of the most identifiable characteristics, forming dense clusters of small red [[drupes]] at the terminal end of the branches<ref name=Uva/>; the clusters are conic, 10-20 cm long and 4-6 cm broad at the base. The plant flowers from May to July and fruit ripens from June to September. <ref>[http://www.nsl.fs.fed.us/wpsm/Rhus.pdf USDA Forest Service: Woody Plant Seed Manual: ''Rhus''.]</ref> The foliage turns a brilliant red in autumn. The fruit has been known to last through winter and into spring. Staghorn sumac spreads using its seeds, and by spreading [[rhizomes]]. This makes it so the tree forms colonies, with the oldest plants in the center, and the younger plants radiating out.<ref name=Uva/> It grows quite aggressively. ''Rhus typhina'' is a weed in parts of Australia although often confused with [[Tree of Heaven]]. {{Inc| Rhus typhina, Linn. (R. hirta, Sudw. Schmaltzia hirta, Small). Staghorn Sumac. Shrub or tree, to 30 ft.: branchlets densely velvety-hairy: lfts. 11-31, oblong-lanceolate, pointed, serrate, glaucescent beneath, 2-5 in. long: fls. greenish, in dense terminal panicles: fr. crimson, hairy. June, July; fr. Aug., Sept. Que. to Ont., south to Ga., Ind., and Iowa. Var. laciniata, Wood. Lfts. and bracts deeply and laciniately toothed and the infl. sometimes partly transformed into contorted bracts. Var. dissecta, Rehd. (var. laciniata, Hort.). Lfts. pinnately dissected. A very handsome form with finely cut foliage. R. typhina filicina, Sprenger, is probably not different.—The staghorn sumac grows in the driest soils and is a very desirable plant on account of its brilliant fall coloring, which in dry localities begins to show in Aug., and with its crimson fr.-clusters persisting through the winter. Trained in tree form it is very picturesque, but is short-lived. }} ==Cultivation== Staghorn sumac grows in gardens, lawns, the edges of forests, and wasteland. It can grow under a wide array of conditions, but is most often found in dry and poor soil on which other plants cannot survive.<ref name=Uva/> Some landscapers remove all but the top branches to create a "crown" effect in order to resemble a small palm tree. The [[cultivar]] 'Laciniata', '''Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac''', is grown in [[garden]]s as an ornamental plant.<ref>[http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/wildflower/1997wi_sumac.html Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac]</ref> ===Propagation===  ===Pests and diseases===  ==Species==  ==Gallery== <Gallery> Image:RhusMALE297007.jpg|Male flower cluster Image:RhusMALEdot027.jpg|Ripening drupes on June 11, 2007 Image:Staghorn sumac.jpg|Close up ripened drupes, July 2007 Image:Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina 'Laciniata' Fruit 2000px.jpg|'Laciniata' Fruit on November 23, 2007 Image:RhusMALEdotDRY.jpg|Dried "male" flower cluster on June 22, 2007 Image:Sumac1222.jpg|Fall colors Image:Rhus hirta typhina Mortkaute 01.jpg‎ Image:Rhus hirta typhina Mortkaute 02.jpg‎ Image:Rhus hirta typhian Mortkaute 03jpg.jpg‎ </Gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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