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Poison Sumac

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Updated May 17, 2006

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Get help identifying and avoiding poison sumac by viewing this picture of poison sumac, showing the end of the classic seven to 13 smooth edged leaflets.
Poison Sumac

Poison Sumac

Robert H. Mohlenbrock/USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database/USDA SCS. 1991
Poison sumac grows as a shrub in boggy areas in the eastern United States.

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