Sonoran Desert Sumacs

Medium sized shrubs to trees. Some vines. Alternate, usually but not always compound leaves. Flowers small in panicles and often numerous.

Sugar Berry	Rhus ovata	Poison Ivy	Toxicodendron rydbergi
Small to medium sized trees with dark green, shiny leaves. Found at upper elevations of the Sonoran Desert and as a component of interior chaparral habitat. Detailed Description		Compound leaves with three leaflets on low shrubs or vines. Rare in the Sonoran Desert - restricted to damp shady spots in canyons. Detailed Description

Skunkbush	Rhus trilobata	African Sumac	Rhus lancea
Medium-sized shrub restricted to higher elevations or deep shady canyons in the Sonoran Desert. Leaves release strong resinous aroma. Red berries and white flowers. Detailed Description		Tree with dark fissured bark. Shiny, three-parted, compound leaves. Exotic planted in urban settings in the Sonoran Desert. Now colonizing desert washes and potentially becoming a serious invasive weed. Detailed Description