Anacardiaceae

Littleleaf sumac

Rhus microphylla Engelm.

Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Rhus

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Littleleaf sumac (Rhus microphylla) — FlowerPhoto: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (1)

English: Littleleaf sumac

Synonyms

Rhoeidium cinereum Greene
Rhoeidium glabellum Greene
Rhoeidium microphyllum (Engelm.) Greene
Rhoeidium potosinum Greene
Rhoeidium retusum Greene
Rhoeidium rugulosum Greene
Rhoeidium vestitum (Engl.) Greene
Rhus microphylla var. vestita Engl.
Schmaltzia microphylla (Engelm.) Small
Toxicodendron microphyllum Kuntze

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Floyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael D. Warriner, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

More in Rhus

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.