Common Name: staghorn sumac, staghornScientific Name: Rhus typhina L.Family Name: Anacardiaceae - Cashew FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial small tree or shrub, reproducing by seed and colony-forming rhizomes Stemsupright, woody, dense velvety hairs Leavesalternate, pinnately compound; leaflets 11 to 35, elliptic to lanceolate, serrated Flowerswhite; upright panicle, fruit red and velvety when mature