smooth sumac (Rhus glabra)
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Flowering plantsIn Lorain County, Ohio

Smooth sumac

Rhus glabra L.

Smooth sumac in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Genus
Rhus
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (25)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (54)
  • Recorded, season not shown (8)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
smooth sumac by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County192 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood County24 · Recorded, season not shown
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 Lorain County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 23 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 23 records in 7 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 smooth sumac in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of smooth sumacYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000193
Jan 11–1700115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–700101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2100258
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1100376
Apr 12–1800561
Apr 19–2500560
Apr 26 – May 2111,122
May 3–900824
May 10–1600793
May 17–2300901
May 24–3022886
May 31 – Jun 600771
Jun 7–1311797
Jun 14–20001,124
Jun 21–2721954
Jun 28 – Jul 400770
Jul 5–1100973
Jul 12–1800957
Jul 19–25221,240
Jul 26 – Aug 100912
Aug 2–811907
Aug 9–1531769
Aug 16–2211768
Aug 23–2900788
Aug 30 – Sep 511959
Sep 6–1211907
Sep 13–1900817
Sep 20–2600745
Sep 27 – Oct 300508
Oct 4–1000597
Oct 11–1700343
Oct 18–2433426
Oct 25–3100297
Nov 1–700278
Nov 8–1400210
Nov 15–2100121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 511118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1941224
Dec 20–2600187
Dec 27 – Jan 200208

Reported in flower

Only 1 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 12 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late May to early December, middle week Aug 16–22

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

Records per week from 801 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 537 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of smooth sumac in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of smooth sumacYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10226,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7446,023
Feb 8–14225,888
Feb 15–21435,436
Feb 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7328,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–211112,620
Mar 22–282213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41119,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–184439,925
Apr 19–253241,623
Apr 26 – May 22256,391
May 3–91152,952
May 10–169453,785
May 17–2314657,698
May 24–3012454,651
May 31 – Jun 68253,099
Jun 7–1314653,700
Jun 14–2016656,625
Jun 21–2723955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 439858,477
Jul 5–1129861,336
Jul 12–18511064,722
Jul 19–2534769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 135959,416
Aug 2–8431059,712
Aug 9–1537955,994
Aug 16–2230954,328
Aug 23–2917751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 526857,167
Sep 6–1232759,075
Sep 13–1935854,543
Sep 20–2627945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3571043,180
Oct 4–1047837,841
Oct 11–1726930,824
Oct 18–2418721,156
Oct 25–3111419,021
Nov 1–720814,172
Nov 8–1411412,621
Nov 15–211057,965
Nov 22–28768,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5546,083
Dec 6–121166,004
Dec 13–19415,423
Dec 20–26445,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2628,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower late June to mid-August, middle week Jul 5–11.

From 71 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

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 Lorain County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • staghorn sumac Rhus typhinaOften confused in Ohio: 126 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissimaOften confused in Ohio: 24 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • eastern black walnut Juglans nigraOften confused in Ohio: 13 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • poison sumac Toxicodendron vernix16 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.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed53%49%
Forest22%31%
Farmland16%11%
Grassland and shrub3%0.9%
Open water2%3%
Wetland2%5%
Barren2%0.6%

From 503 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

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
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

801 records from 2 datasets.

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

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.