Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra L.

Sumac family

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

12.0 feet

Spread

6.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 5.3 – 7.5

Frost-Free Days 135 days

Precipitation 30 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Celastrina argiolus lucia/neglecta, Citheronia regalis, Eacles imperialis, Eacles oslari, Endopiza rhoifructana, Hyalophora cecropia, Lymantria dispar

Fall Color Yes

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.