Rhus hirta
Staghorn sumac
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Staghorn sumac (Rhus hirta, synonym Rhus typhina) is a temperate tree native to eastern North America, found from southeastern Canada to the eastern United States. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant but can be invasive in some regions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 630.08%—1.6 in
- 70.01%—5.0 in
- 10.00%—2.8 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.6 in, mean 2.8 in, 90th percentile 4.7 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
- Appalachian Piedmont forests
- Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Rhus in the catalogue
9 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
