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Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

small tree in fall color. the red fruits are edible and can be made into tea or sucked on for their sour taste

Habitat:

Staghorn sumac grows in gardens, lawns, the edges of forests, and wasteland. It can grow under a wide array of conditions, but is most often found in dry and poor soil on which other plants cannot survive.

Notes:

I spotted this along the Bruce Trail after crossing Mewburn Rd. Staghorn Sumacs are quite common in the forest in my area.

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Rhus typhina

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Comments (8)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Meik. Okay, I've joined the mission and added this spotting so far. I'm traveling now but when I get home or to a faster computer I will add the rest of my trees.
Meik Meißner
Congrats Dan and thanks for all the great spottings and help! Could you add your tree spottings to the "Trees of the World" mission? http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8166383
Dan Doucette
Thanks a lot Yasser for the shoutout and everyone for the comments.
NicoleLook
Congratulations Dan! And thanks for all the help with my spottings.
Yasser
Ismael beat me to the punch! Congrats Dan! We're lucky to have you active in our community. Here are links to the Facebook and Twitter shout outs. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/116126935163886 Twitter: http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/129587927272521731
Ismael Chaves
Wow! (Project Noah: Let's hear it for Project Noah Ranger and avid nature explorer Dan Doucette for not only crossing the 1,000 spotting mark, but for also being on pace to be the first Project Noah contributor to hit 1,000 species suggestions! Dan, we all thank you for your amazing contributions!) - Congrats Dan

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PublishedOctober 26, 2011

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