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Its common name and scientific species-specific name both come from words meaning aromatic.
Part of sumac genus Rhus in cashew/sumac family Anacardiaceae.
Native to southern 🇨🇦 Canada, and 🇺🇸 USA central and East. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) 🗺 map (🇨🇦 Canada, 🇺🇸 USA) (color key).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Rhus hosts caterpillars of 49 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas. 🐝︎ Pollinators such as solitary cavity-nesting bees often make nests in this plant's old ⊚ pithy stems.
Often grows in clonal colonies [1] — look around for other stems!
Growing info.
Some landscapers like to plant variety fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' as groundcover on slopes: little management, and stays relatively low.
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