This section is from the book "Who's Who Among The Wild Flowers", by W. I. Beecroft. Also available from Amazon: A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants.
Rhus Vernix. Cashew Family. June.
Shrub 6 - 15 feet high. Found on wet, low ground. Very poisonous. Western Maine to Ontario and southward.
Small, whitish green in loose clusters from the angles of the leaves. Fruit small, dry, grayish white berries.
7-13 leaflets without teeth. Leafstalks red.
Poison Sumach.
 
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