| Winged Sumac is a common shrub or small tree, also called Shining Sumac (from the glossy leaves) or Dwarf Sumac (from its small stature). Easy to recognize because of the distinctive wings on the rachis (leaf stem) between the leaflets. Used as a host plant for Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops). Formerly called Rhus copallina.
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| This plant has a slightly atypical leaf form. Pender Co., NC 8/27/05.
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| Fall foliage is brilliant reddish-orange in color. Dare Co., NC 11/7/08.
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| Infloresence. The flowers are small and greenish. Orange Co., NC 7/25/03.
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| Harnett Co., NC 8/18/05.
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| The drupes are brilliant red when ripe and covered with a sticky secretion high in malic acid. However, that didn't prevent this Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (Scudderia furcata) from munching on them. Harnett Co., NC 8/18/05.
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| Bark of a tree about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter.
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| Dare Co., NC 11/7/08.
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| Currituck Co., NC 11/8/08.
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More information:
Floridata
Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Recommended Tree, Shrub, and Woody Vine Identification Guides
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