Drupes of a Staghorn Sumac by danapommet
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Description
Sumac is any one of approximately 35 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus. Sumacs grow in subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world and especially North America. Sumacs are shrubs and small trees that can reach a height of 3.3 to 32.8 feet (1 to 10 meters). The flowers are in dense spikes 2 to 11inches (5 to 30 cm) long, each flower very small, greenish, creamy white or red, with five petals. The fruits form dense clusters of reddish drupes called sumac bobs. Poison sumac can cause severe allergic reactions and a very itchy rash. Info from Wikipedia.
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Dana
Comments (32)
Superb colors, very beautiful photo! I have a sumac in my garden, but I never made so beautiful shot with it :-)
Haven't seen this before, its very beautiful. xxx
Splendid capture of these flowers, I like the colors, and thanks for the infos, Dana !
Nice shot of this impressive spike with a multitude of individual flowers. The only sumacs I remember seeing were on the east coast during the fall, where the leaves turned beautiful shades of orange & red...
I've never looked that close before! fascinating!
A really nice picture and some great info Dana, I'm glad they don't grow over here !
Haven't seen this before!!! Wonderful flower great color!!!!
I can't say I've seen this before, what a beautiful plant and capture!
jolie
Sure is Purdy (smiles) No your not hallucinating....lol....Going to try and attempt getting back to some rhythm here. Not uploading any art at this time as I have nothing new to offer , just visiting (smiles)
Great to see your face Will. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment!
Gorgeous flower. I love the fuzz on it!
Very well captured!
love the furry red color on the plant. Dana. very nice photo and best viewed lg my friend..
marvellous image sumac wood is excellent for making pipe stem
Very beautiful flower
A great capture! I watched a show, I THINK it was Andrew Zimmern and he visited Maine and showed different food sources and I thought that he was with one of the Native American tribes and the woman was cooking with sumac. I thought it was poison, but she showed how they harvested it, then dried it and used is in cooking. I'll have to look that show up!!! Great capture!! Love the color!
Wikipedia mentioned that some countries make a spice out of it - that made me itch! :>)
Very Beautiful! Aloha
beautiful flower, beautiful capture
I have always thought they are beautiful!
very wonderful
MARVELOUS WORK
Lovely capture!
What a wonderful shot of this very beautiful flower,lovely colors***********
Almost a little chaotic in structure...and I definitely won't get too close ! Thanks for the warning and fine capture. BTW, Mum is home, but still a bit jet lagged. ~Cheers~
Its beautiful, Dana, like a candle in the night. In the past we had a Rhus too, which became nice red leafs in Autumn. I hope things are quiet with you, and there is nothing to worry about.
Very pretty image Dana - they are prettier than I remember and yes, I've had that itchy rash all over my arms. :)
Beautiful my friend
Excellent capture! :)
Marvelous flower and fantastic close-up my friend !
Lovely flower much brighter red than the one we used to have.