Help Idenitifying Another?

RushRevisited · 31st May 2011, 01:24 AM

Ok, Here is another I am stumped on (no pun intended haha). Sorry for the quality of the pictures. Notice the "webbing" between the leaves on the stem:

Eden Keeper · 31st May 2011, 03:17 AM

This is a winged sumac, Rhus copallinum L., where "webbing" you referred to is actually the wing on the rachis between leaflets. I recently saw an article in a Sunday paper insert that misidentified it as poison sumac, but it is easy to tell them apart. Besides the wings on this one any none poisonous sumac has clusters of terminal flowers that produce red fuzzy fruit that has the flavor of lemonade while poison sumac/oak/ivy all have axillary flowers that result in white/creamy fruit. Secondly poison sumac is almost always in a wetland habitat (99% or more).

RushRevisited · 31st May 2011, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eden Keeper

This is a winged sumac, Rhus copallinum L., where "webbing" you referred to is actually the wing on the rachis between leaflets. I recently saw an article in a Sunday paper insert that misidentified it as poison sumac, but it is easy to tell them apart. Besides the wings on this one any none poisonous sumac has clusters of terminal flowers that produce red fuzzy fruit that has the flavor of lemonade while poison sumac/oak/ivy all have axillary flowers that result in white/creamy fruit. Secondly poison sumac is almost always in a wetland habitat (99% or more).

Thank you!!!

31st May 2011, 01:24 AM	#1
RushRevisited Sappling Join Date: May 2011 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 7	Help Idenitifying Another? Ok, Here is another I am stumped on (no pun intended haha). Sorry for the quality of the pictures. Notice the "webbing" between the leaves on the stem: Attached Thumbnails

31st May 2011, 03:17 AM	#2
Eden Keeper Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 116	Re: Help Idenitifying Another? This is a winged sumac, Rhus copallinum L., where "webbing" you referred to is actually the wing on the rachis between leaflets. I recently saw an article in a Sunday paper insert that misidentified it as poison sumac, but it is easy to tell them apart. Besides the wings on this one any none poisonous sumac has clusters of terminal flowers that produce red fuzzy fruit that has the flavor of lemonade while poison sumac/oak/ivy all have axillary flowers that result in white/creamy fruit. Secondly poison sumac is almost always in a wetland habitat (99% or more).

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