Aromatic Sumac vs Red Sumac

Rhus aromatica compared with Rhus glabra

Key Differences

• Aromatic Sumac is Not Evaluated while Red Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Sumac	Red Sumac
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Anacardiaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus same	Rhus	Rhus
Species	Rhus aromatica	Rhus glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Aromatic Sumac and Red Sumac share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rhus.

Conservation Status

Aromatic Sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Sumac	Red Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Armenia and United States.

Red Sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Aromatic Sumac

The Aromatic Sumac, Rhus aromatica, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States