| Scientific Name: | Rhus glabra |
| Common Name: | smooth sumac |
| Family Name: | Anacardiaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. west of Cascades, Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Erosion control, Filler |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic |
| Leaves: | Compound, Alternate, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Odd-pinnate, Lanceolate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Panicle, Yellow, Green, Jun-Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Drupe, Edible, Red, Dark-red, Aug-Sep-Oct-Nov, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| New stems reddish; leaves alternate, bluish-green, turning rich red in autumn, pinnately compound with 11-31 opposite leaflets; flowers yellow-green, conical panicles; fruit red, spherical panicles, persistent. Winter ID: stems smooth, stout; scars encircle leaf buds. | |