fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica)
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Flowering plantsIn Adams County, Ohio

Fragrant sumac

Rhus aromatica Aiton

Fragrant sumac in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Genus
Rhus

Conservation status

  • Presumed extirpated on Ohio's list of rare native plants (listed as Rhus aromatica var. arenaria) (Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, 2024–25)

Exact locations of listed species are never shown.

Near Adams County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (84)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (0)
  • Recorded, season not shown (4)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
fragrant sumac by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens CountyNo qualifying records yet
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County55 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yet
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene CountyNo qualifying records yet
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyNo qualifying records yet
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Summit CountyNo qualifying records yet
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yet
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Adams County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 32 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Adams County · records of all species each week, 12,200 in all

Records per week from 32 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of fragrant sumac in Adams County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of fragrant sumacYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10007
Jan 11–17006
Jan 18–24005
Jan 25–31006
Feb 1–70017
Feb 8–14008
Feb 15–21007
Feb 22–280013
Mar 1–70078
Mar 8–140065
Mar 15–2100110
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400243
Apr 5–1121417
Apr 12–1822599
Apr 19–2511402
Apr 26 – May 200687
May 3–900520
May 10–1600320
May 17–2311258
May 24–3033368
May 31 – Jun 611300
Jun 7–1322221
Jun 14–2022196
Jun 21–2722386
Jun 28 – Jul 422420
Jul 5–1111510
Jul 12–1800643
Jul 19–2500757
Jul 26 – Aug 111248
Aug 2–833780
Aug 9–1500453
Aug 16–2211428
Aug 23–2900432
Aug 30 – Sep 500447
Sep 6–1211236
Sep 13–1911324
Sep 20–2611308
Sep 27 – Oct 300114
Oct 4–100098
Oct 11–1711106
Oct 18–240051
Oct 25–3111119
Nov 1–72183
Nov 8–141181
Nov 15–21007
Nov 22–28006
Nov 29 – Dec 50092
Dec 6–120040
Dec 13–190011
Dec 20–26003
Dec 27 – Jan 20025

Reported in flower

Only 2 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 8 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-April to mid-August, middle week mid-June, and again early September to early November, middle week early October

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 354 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of fragrant sumac in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of fragrant sumacYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7116,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–282213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 44219,661
Apr 5–113126,860
Apr 12–188539,925
Apr 19–258541,623
Apr 26 – May 214556,391
May 3–915652,952
May 10–1621653,785
May 17–2310657,698
May 24–306554,651
May 31 – Jun 618753,099
Jun 7–138553,700
Jun 14–2018656,625
Jun 21–2715655,361
Jun 28 – Jul 416558,477
Jul 5–1112661,336
Jul 12–183364,722
Jul 19–2511669,753
Jul 26 – Aug 112359,416
Aug 2–812659,712
Aug 9–156455,994
Aug 16–226454,328
Aug 23–296551,772
Aug 30 – Sep 52257,167
Sep 6–129459,075
Sep 13–199554,543
Sep 20–2618845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 319643,180
Oct 4–1010537,841
Oct 11–1718530,824
Oct 18–246321,156
Oct 25–3112519,021
Nov 1–77414,172
Nov 8–144312,621
Nov 15–21427,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

Only 12 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Rhus recorded in Adams County

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicansOften confused in Ohio: 14 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • northern spicebush Lindera benzoin62 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • box elder Acer negundo55 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata25 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • white mulberry Morus alba19 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in February and December, 2016 to 2025.

Times of day, land cover and photos from records are not shown for species whose locations are protected.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

354 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

Links to individual records are not shown for this species, to protect the places it is recorded.