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Poison Sumac Tree

9 years ago

Is this a poison sumac tree by chance? My woods appear to filled with random poisonous plants and I'm trying to determine what to tackle first.

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wisconsitom
9 years ago
Is this a very wet area? That is an aid to ID'ing this plant, given it is the only environment in which it is found. From your pic, I'd say this could be poison sumac. 1-13(Usually 9) leaflets, smooth foliage, not hairy, fruits that are pendant, not upright as in the other sumacs( (But there is no fruit yet).

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lycopus
9 years ago
Doesn't look like poison sumac. The leaves don't even appear to be compound, just opposite.
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nightmart
9 years ago
it looks nothing like the sumac i have in my garden
Atlamol
9 years ago
Definitely not poison sumac. If those are simple leaves, not leaflets of a compound leaf, it could be Amur honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii. Still probably not something you want, but not allergenic.

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