Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Smooth Sumac

Family: Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family)

Distribution: North America

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Life form: Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Comments: Smooth sumac is a large decidous shrub growing 9 to 15 feet tall and just as wide. During the fall, it presents a gorgeous show of color in shades of red and orange. The yellow-green flowers bloom in large cone-shaped clusters that, on female plants turn into bunches of showy dark red fruits. The fruit attracts birds and can be made into a lemonade-flavored drink. This plant spreads by suckers.