Anacardiaceae

Fragrant sumac

Rhus aromatica Aiton

Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Rhus

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Fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica) — FlowerPhoto: Bill Keim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: سماق عطري, السماق الحلو
Armenian: Աղտոր բուրավետ
arz: سماق عطرى
Azerbaijani: Ətirli sumaq
Chinese: 香漆, 香盐肤木
Danish: Duft-Sumak
English: Fragrant sumac
hsb: Wonjaty sumak
nv: Chiiłchin, Chííłijin, Tsiiłchiin
Russian: Сумах душистый

Synonyms

Lobadium aromaticum (Ait.) Sweet
Myrica trifoliolata DC.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 978 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bill Keim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jeremy Atherton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.