Prairie Flameleaf Sumac
Rhus lanceolata
Prairie flameleaf sumac is a small Texas tree with ferny compound leaves that blaze scarlet in fall and upright clusters of fuzzy red fruit for birds. Drought-proof and ornamental for dry, alkaline soils.
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 10–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~58 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- TX