Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
08 / 31 / 2014
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Season Photo Was Taken
Summer
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
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City
Atlanta
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State
Georgia
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Posted by
mommahouse
Notes:
This volunteer is fast growing in full sun in my backyard garden. I would love to know if it has any wildlife value, is it native to Georgia,will it be invasive?It is about 3 feet tall at this point so I need to decide soon if it’s a keeper.
Comments
stone Master Identifier says:
After checking some pictures… I’m thinking rhus glabra, smooth sumac. http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/pdf/shrubs/Rhus%20glabra.pdf
September 5th, 2014 at 9:03am
stone Master Identifier says:
It looks like rhus typhina, a locally native type. Stag horn sumac has wildlife value, has good autumn colour, and has value as a human food. http://the3foragers.blogspot.com/2011/07/foraging-edible-sumacs.html While sumacs have a spreading habit, it’s incorrect to call this desirable invasive. The invasive label is better suited to the plants that are out of place, with no natural controls. Sumac forms colonies, and when permitted to grow in a suitable area can be quite attractive.
September 5th, 2014 at 9:22am
parityanimal Master Identifier says:
Usually if a sumac volunteers, it’s invasive.
September 4th, 2014 at 9:23am