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Staghorn Sumac
Rhus hirta		  
Family Cashew  (Anacardiaceae)
Bloom Summer, Fall
Habitat Meadows, wood edges, roadsides, sandy soil
Status Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 3-10 feet
Flower Flowers form a spike cluster of small white flowers.
Leaf Leaves are long, lance-like and toothed with veins radiating from a central vein that runs from base to the point of the leaf.  Leaves attach to the branch opposite each other with several leaves on a branch.
Notes Fruit is a spike cluster of red berries. 

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