Skunkbush Sumac
Rhus trilobata Nutt. - Sumac family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet
Planting Distance: 3.9 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 12 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Skunkbush Sumac: Citheronia splendens sinaloensis, Dichorda illustraria, Dichorda rectaria rectaria, Dichordophora phoenix , Drasteria edwardsii, Hemileuca chinatiensis, Hemileuca neumoegeni, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Malacosoma californica "central population", Marathyssa inficita, Marathyssa inficita minus, Nemoria intensaria, Nemoria obliqua, Nemoria obliqua obliqua, Nephopterix bifasciella, Saturnia mendocino, Saturnia walterorum
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, Saskatchewan
- USA: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.