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)
Jean_C
Superb colors, very beautiful photo! I have a sumac in my garden, but I never made so beautiful shot with it :-)
jendellas
Haven't seen this before, its very beautiful. xxx
Leije
Splendid capture of these flowers, I like the colors, and thanks for the infos, Dana !
photosynthesis
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...
durleybeachbum
I've never looked that close before! fascinating!
jayfar
A really nice picture and some great info Dana, I'm glad they don't grow over here !
johndoop
Haven't seen this before!!! Wonderful flower great color!!!!
MrsRatbag
I can't say I've seen this before, what a beautiful plant and capture!
jmb007
jolie
KnightWolverine
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)
danapommet
Great to see your face Will. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment!
drifterlee
Gorgeous flower. I love the fuzz on it!
FredNunes
Very well captured!
eekdog
love the furry red color on the plant. Dana. very nice photo and best viewed lg my friend..
flavia49
marvellous image sumac wood is excellent for making pipe stem
Faemike55
Very beautiful flower
Erestorfan
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!
danapommet
Wikipedia mentioned that some countries make a spice out of it - that made me itch! :>)
sharky_
Very Beautiful! Aloha
ia-du-lin
beautiful flower, beautiful capture
Flint_Hawk
I have always thought they are beautiful!
jocko500
very wonderful
sandra46
MARVELOUS WORK
irisinthespring
Lovely capture!
soffy
What a wonderful shot of this very beautiful flower,lovely colors***
jif3d
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~
dochtersions
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.
CavalierLady
Very pretty image Dana - they are prettier than I remember and yes, I've had that itchy rash all over my arms. :)
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful my friend
emmecielle
Excellent capture! :)
Cyve
Marvelous flower and fantastic close-up my friend !
Katraz
Lovely flower much brighter red than the one we used to have.