Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina L.

Sumac family

Plant Type

Shrub, Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

25.0 feet

Flower Color

Red, Yellow, Green

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Ecosystem & Wildlife

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

Larval Host Amorbia humerosana, Anacampsis rhoifructella, Biston betularia cognataria, Caloptilia belfrageella, Caloptilia rhoifoliella, Calycopis cecrops, Celastrina ladon, Citheronia regalis, Citheronia splendens sinaloensis, Datana perspicua, Dichorda iridaria, Dichorda iridaria iridaria, Dichorda iridaria latipennis, Eacles oslari, Episimus argutana, Hyalophora cecropia, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Marathyssa inficita, Melanolophia canadaria, Moodna ostrinella, Nephopterix subfuscella, Olethreutes permundana, Pseudochelaria walsingham, Pyrrhia umbra, Samia cynthia cynthia, Saturnia mendocino, Saturnia walterorum, Schreckensteinia erythriella, Telphusa longifasciella

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

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.