Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata var. simplicifolia
Rhus trilobata var. simplicifolia var. simplicifolia
Also known as Schmaltzia affinis, Schmaltzia simplicifolia, Schmaltzia trilobata var. simplicifolia, Schmaltzia cissodes
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Skunkbush Sumac · Rhus Trilobata · Native Shrub · Drought Tolerant · Wildlife Plant · Erosion Control · Western Native · Anacardiaceae · Xeriscape · Ethnobotany
Skunkbush sumac (simple-leaf variety) is a tough, drought-tolerant native shrub of the American Southwest that offers attractive foliage, small yellow flowers, and red berries used traditionally by Native Americans. Once established, it requires very little supplemental water and thrives in well-drained to rocky soils with partial shade to full sun. It makes an excellent low-maintenance choice for native plant landscapes, erosion control, and wildlife gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry fully between waterings once established · Every 14-21 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 10 ft
- Spread
- 6.7 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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