Anacardiaceae

Lemonade sumac

Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Rothr.

Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Rhus

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Lemonade sumac: A lemonade berry plant in Ruffin Canyon, San Diego. Plant is showing leaves and multiple berries. — Photo: Oabjf34Q, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Lemonade sumac
Persian: لیموناد بری

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Oabjf34Q, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joyce Cory on Flickr as docentjoyce from Los Osos, u.s.a., CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Professor Pickle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yangsheng zhang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henry Broeska, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.