Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Rhus L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Rhus (Tourn.) L., Rhus Tourn.

Common names:

Poison oak (1849) (13)

Poison tree (1849) (13)

Shoemake (1806) (35)

Shoemate (1806) (35)

Shumac (1828) (7)

Skunk cabbage (1932) (1)

Sumac (1936, Neb) (93)

Sumac (1785, French) (8)

Sumac [Sumach, Shumac (7)] (1785-Present) (1, 4, 7, 13, 14, 15, 10, 50, 82, 106, 138, 155, 158)

Wah'-hah-tût-se (1855, Hueco Pawnee) (132)