Index / Search / Rhus aromatica
§1 Plant
Rhus aromatica Aiton
vernacular fragrant sumac — species · Anacardiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Anacardiaceae R. Br.
- Genus
- Rhus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 551 counties across 24 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 551 counties across 24 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Crawford 05033
- Cross 05037
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Pike 05109
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Butts 13035
- Catoosa 13047
- Columbia 13073
- Dade 13083
- DeKalb 13089
- Dooly 13093
- Glascock 13125
- Hancock 13141
- Henry 13151
- Jackson 13157
- Johnson 13167
- Jones 13169
- Lee 13177
- Lowndes 13185
- McDuffie 13189
- Monroe 13207
- Newton 13217
- Putnam 13237
- Richmond 13245
- Rockdale 13247
- Stephens 13257
- Tift 13277
- Upson 13293
- Walker 13295
- Walton 13297
- Warren 13301
- Washington 13303
- Wilcox 13315
- Wilkes 13317
Illinois view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McLean 17113
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Dearborn 18029
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Franklin 18047
- Harrison 18061
- Huntington 18069
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Ohio 18115
- Owen 18119
- Porter 18127
- Ripley 18137
- St. Joseph 18141
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
Kansas view state ↗ 87 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stanton 20187
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bourbon 21017
- Boyle 21021
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Cumberland 21057
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Garrard 21079
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Lee 21129
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Simpson 21213
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Trimble 21223
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Essex 36031
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Monroe 36055
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- Suffolk 36103
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Anson 37007
- Cabarrus 37025
- Chatham 37037
- Cleveland 37045
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 12 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Campbell 47013
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamblen 47063
- Hamilton 47065
- Hancock 47067
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Morgan 47129
- Pickett 47137
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Trousdale 47169
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Buckingham 51029
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Highland 51091
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Warren 51187
- Wythe 51197
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/RHAR4 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3190558 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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