family Anacardiaceae
common name: American sumac
ETYMOLOGY: The genus name was coined from the Celtic word rhudd (red) for the color of the fruit of many species. The specific attribute is derived from the Latin typhinus -a-um, meaning 'similar to the cattail plant' (Typha).
is a deciduous tree native Atlantic American Band North, which does not exceed 4-5 feet tall and turns into a large shrub or small tree. The ramifications arise since the basal part of the plant, forming a canopy expanded up to 4 meters. The trunk has a fairly diverse, leading to assume strange forms: the branches are few and very thin bark. In Italy it is widespread in central and northern regions, where it is naturalized in some cases up to 500 meters above sea level. Live well in any type of well-drained soil in a sunny
leaves, are also over 40 cm long, compound leaves consist of 9-31 sessile, lamina lanceolata 5-10 cm long, finely serrated margin and rib penninervia. They are dark green in summer and tend to turn color in autumn, becoming reddish-orange. The buds are domed, velvety, hidden by the petiole
the American sumac is a dioecious plant, with male or female flowers (sometimes hermaphrodites) in inflorescences in terminal panicles, erect , placed in different plants, up to 20 cm long and very ornamental. Flowering in June-July
recommended varieties: Rhus typhina 'laciniata'
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