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Sumac? Sumac is usually not a West coast species.
Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 3, 2012
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I mean the upper surface, the dull shine. It looks like it has a waxy coating. I didn't get that impression when looking at the sumac leaves. It would really be best to have the actual leaves to look at though, and then compare them to actual sumac leaves. But we can only do so much with photos.
What kind of texture are you talking about,oxy jack?Maybe i will re examine the leaves and let yo know.
Thanks so much for all your valuable feed back,Oxy Jack.
True, but Sumac isn't the only plant with pinnately compound leaves. The texture of these leaves doesn't really match any of the sumac species I've looked at either. They have a texture more similar coast live oak (not that I'm saying these are oak leaves!).
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/101...
Oxy,some more pictures.in this link.
And Stag horn does have slightly crenated leafs.
This is a shrub growing under another tree next to the open space which is totally wild. It could grow into a tree, Right now it was about 3 ft. The reason i thought Sumac is because of the venation,the red stem which holds the leaves and the arrangement of the leafs.
Emma, I was pretty sure that you were right about it not being on the west coast, but I consulted my Jepson Manual of the Higher Plants of California to confirm. Yes, it is NOT a sumac. The leaves do look familiar though. It's just not coming to me. How big were the leaflets? Was this a woody shrub or tree?