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Sumacs Rhus

This hub compares 8 species records. Across all 9 records, it carries 62 evidence rows from 27 distinct cited sources. The species split is 6 fire-resistant and 2 awaiting directional evidence. 1 genus-rank record is shown separately; genus-rank claims do not override a species record, and species evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Rated as a group: sumac Rhus spp. Fire-resistant Consensus 9 sources rate the genus as a whole. Species evidence never rolls upward into a genus verdict, and genus claims never override a species record. ›

Fire-resistant: 6 species

staghorn sumac Fire-resistant Rhus typhina Consensus · 14 sources Zones 5–5 genus-level claims ↑
smooth sumac Fire-resistant Rhus glabra Consensus · 10 sources Zones 5–5 genus-level claims ↑
fragrant sumac Fire-resistant Rhus aromatica Consensus · 9 sources Zones 4–9 genus-level claims ↑
Shining Sumac Fire-resistant Rhus copallina Consensus · 9 sources Zones 5–5 genus-level claims ↑
skunkbush sumac Fire-resistant Rhus trilobata Consensus · 6 sources Zones 2–2 genus-level claims ↑
lemonade sumac Fire-resistant Rhus integrifolia Limited evidence · 2 sources genus-level claims ↑

Awaiting evidence: 2 species

sugar sumac Awaiting evidence Rhus ovata Limited evidence · 2 sources Zones 7–7 genus-level claims ↑
littleleaf sumac Awaiting evidence Rhus microphylla Limited evidence · 1 source Zones 5–5 genus-level claims ↑

About sumacs

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: shrub, tree. The records span published USDA zones 2–9. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Rhus: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated sumacs grow

Tagged as growing in 49 states.

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