One can distinguish easily between the two by remembering that the staghorn sumac is richly textured, whereas the poison sumac is entirely smooth: smooth leaf edges, smooth stems, smooth berries.

and edible berries. The fragrant sumac (Rhus Trilobata) has more of a short, bush-like appearance, whereas the staghorn sumac (Rhus Typhina) has long arching stems with striking drooping leaves ...

Staghorn is the taller of the two and is sometimes ... As summer turns to autumn, and other juicy fruits get eaten or shrivel up, sumac berries remain. Over 95 species of birds, everything from ...