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Rhus typhina
Medium sized trees, fern type leaves, fruit that looks like red pinecone.
Deciduous forests, also found near fresh water
Caution: severe skin irritant.
Hi MatthewPratt. This plant is called Sumac but it is not the same as Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix or Rhus vernix). The two plants look quite a bit different. Your plant, Staghorn Sumac, Grows more like a tree or large shrub and can be used to make dye and the berries are actually edible (though I have no idea how they taste).
Here is another nice online resource for Staghorn Sumac:
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syl...
See how to identify Poison Sumac here: http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/tove.h...
Spotted on Sep 4, 2012
Submitted on Sep 8, 2012
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