P h o t o b y B . E u g e n e W o f f o r d @ T E N N
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Habitat:
Wet forests or thickets such as bottomland hardwood forests but also possible in peaty seepage areas.
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Species Description:
Small tree.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early May to mid June.
Fruiting Period: Early August to late September.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Unlike the other members of this family in this area, the leaf of poison sumac has seven or more leaflets and these are entire, not toothed. It is a shrub to 5m height. To distinguish from non-poisonous sumacs, the infloresence is loose and the fruit are white.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or vegetation removal that would result in increased erosion. Timber removal would be detrimental.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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