Smooth Sumac
Classification:
Family: Anacardiaceae, sumac family
Genus, species: Rhus glabra
Leaves:
Leaves are compound. Each leaf has 11 to 31 leaflets. Each leaflet is 2 to 4 inches long with serrated edges. Leaves turn bright red in autumn.
Flowers:
Flowers are tiny, green, produced in dense erect panicles, 4 to 10 inches tall.
Fruit:
Fruits are bright red berries, produced in dense erect panicles.
Smooth sumac leaf
![Smooth sumac leaf](https://www.depauw.edu/files/naturepark/plants/thumb_smooth-sumac-leaf.png)
Smooth sumac fruit
![Smooth sumac fruit](https://www.depauw.edu/files/naturepark/plants/thumb_smooth-sumac-fruit-03.jpg)