Flower ID: IMG_6441.JPG-05-23-2021 Flower name (scientific): Rhus aromatica Aiton PY: 1789. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) RHOOS a-ro-MAT-ik-a Flower name (common): Fragrant Sumac Family name (common): Rhus Family name (scientific): Anacardiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Classical Latin from ancient Greek for a sumac. Specific epithet: Latin for fragrant or aromatic, referring to the smell of the crushed leaves. Common name origin: From the smell of the crushed leaves. Sumac is derived from the French and the Latin sumac, originally referring to both the plant and the red-colored fruit. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.4 inches (5 to 10 mm) Petal count: 5 Color: yellow or green Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Size: 40 to 80 inches (1 to 2 m) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: The terminal leaflet, which is the largest, is up to 9 cm long and 4 to 8 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, trifoliate (MP), leaflet elliptic, oval-ovate, oblanceolate, or obovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): April to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, savannas, woods, fields, roadsides, sun, sandy soil. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Chippewa used this plant as a medicine for unspecified ailments (Reagan, p. 234, 1928). The Ojibwa employed this species to treat diarrhea (Hoffman, p. 201, 1891). The Natchez utilized this species to treat boils. The Midoo used this plant as a food source (Moerman, p. 471, 1998). Latitude: 44.795878 Longitude: -91.513573 Altitude: 308.40 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Columbia, Dane, Eau Claire, Grant, Green Lake, Milwaukee, Portage, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Walworth) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (ON, QC) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Rhus aromatica var. aromatica (The other infraspecific is Rhus aromatica var. serotina (Greene) Rehder which is reported from ten central US states.)