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Questions and Answers: 2017

Question: please tell if this is poison, or not? also what is its name

  • Question

    please tell if this is poison, or not? also what is its name

    Answer

    Dear ernie, you've photographed a species of sumac (genus Rhus). These are not poisonous (in fact, they are edible and different species are eaten around the world). You have either pictured staghorn sumac or smooth sumac, but I can't tell without a closer picture that shows the branchlets. Best wishes.