Flower ID: IMG_2210.JPG-06-25-2024 Flower name (scientific): Rhus glabra Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) RHOOS GLAB-rah (or GLAY-brah) Flower name (common): Smooth Sumac Family name (common): Sumac Family name (scientific): Anacardiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin from ancient Greek for a sumac. Specific epithet: Smooth or glabrous, refers to the lack of hairs on the stem. Common name origin: For the absence of hairs on the stems. 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 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm) Petal count: 5 Color: green or yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 40 to 196 inches (1 to 5 m) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, pinnately compound, leaflets lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate (MO) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.794717 Longitude: -91.526343 Altitude: 253.20 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed