Prairie Flameleaf Sumac
Rhus lanceolata
Prairie flameleaf sumac is a small Texas tree with ferny compound leaves that blaze scarlet in fall and upright clusters of fuzzy red fruit for birds. Drought-proof and ornamental for dry, alkaline soils.
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 10–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~58 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- NM, OK, TX
Related native plants
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- Evergreen Sumac (Rhus virens)