kunkbush sumac
Schmaltzia trilobata

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It forms rounded thickets. It has woody spreading rhizomes. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are alternate and compound with 3 leaflets. They have coarse teeth. The flowers are yellow to white and in dense clusters. Male and female flowers are on the same plant. The fruit are 5-7 mm across and red when ripe. They have a few hairs. There is one nut.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Canada, North America, USA

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Schmaltzia trilobata var. anisophylla (Greene) F. A. Barkley; Schmaltzia trilobata var. quinata (Jeps.) F. A. Barkley;