Rhus copallinum is a fast growing, colonizing shub or tree with unusual winged leaflets and showy fruit clusters. The leaves of Rhus copallinum are compound with a distinctive winged axis. The leaf margins are usually smooth and are seldom serrate.

Edible Parts: TAKE CAUTION, Rhus copallinum MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR POISON SUMAC! Tender young Rhus copallinum shoots are edible as a shoot vegetable.

Rhus copallinum is a fast growing, colonizing shub or tree with unusual winged leaflets and showy fruit clusters.

The leaves of Rhus copallinum are compound with a distinctive winged axis. The leaf margins are usually smooth and are seldom serrate.

TAKE CAUTION, Rhus copallinum MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR POISON SUMAC! Tender young Rhus copallinum shoots are edible as a shoot vegetable.