Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L.
Smooth Sumac
Dakota - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 367
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Rhus glabra L.
Scientific name: Rhus glabra L.
USDA symbol: RHGL (
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Common names: Smooth Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Scarlet leaves gathered in the fall and dried for smoking.
RECRD: 31074 id: 32934