Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Staghorn Sumac in fall colors with fruit, photographed in Veteran's Park in Latchford Highway 11 North Northeastern Ontario Canada
This large shrub has compound leaves, meaning each leaf is composed of several leaflets. These leaflets hang down, have serrations (teeth) along the edges and turn a radiant red or orange in the fall. The thick branches are hairy and resemble the velvety antlers of a male deer (stag), hence the common name of “staghorn.” Clusters of small greenish flowers form an upright cone that yields crimson red berries covered in fine hairs.
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Staghorn Sumac in fall colors with fruit, photographed in Veteran's Park in Latchford Highway 11 North Northeastern Ontario Canada
This large shrub has compound leaves, meaning each leaf is composed of several leaflets. These leaflets hang down, have serrations (teeth) along the edges and turn a radiant red or orange in the fall. The thick branches are hairy and resemble the velvety antlers of a male deer (stag), hence the common name of “staghorn.” Clusters of small greenish flowers form an upright cone that yields crimson red berries covered in fine hairs.