Question: This plant was located in Massapequa park on Long Island 11758.. I was curious what these plants were.
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This plant was located in Massapequa park on Long Island 11758.. I was curious what these plants were.
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Dear paulc, the shrub you have photographed is Rhus copallinum (winged sumac), a native species of open and shrubby areas in relatively dry soils. The glossy, pinnately compound leaves with a wing of tissue along the leaf rachis (between the leaflets) are good identifying characters.
