Skunkbush Sumac

Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Sumac family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

4.0 feet

Spread

3.9 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 6.5 – 8.2

Frost-Free Days 140 days

Precipitation 8 – 20 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

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

Larval Host Citheronia splendens sinaloensis, Dichorda illustraria, Dichorda rectaria rectaria, Dichordophora phoenix , Drasteria edwardsii, Hemileuca chinatiensis, Hemileuca neumoegeni, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Malacosoma californica "central population", Marathyssa inficita, Marathyssa inficita minus, Nemoria intensaria, Nemoria obliqua, Nemoria obliqua obliqua, Nephopterix bifasciella, Saturnia mendocino, Saturnia walterorum

Fall Color Yes

Evergreen No

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, Saskatchewan
USA: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

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.