Aromatic Sumac vs Black Sumac

Rhus aromatica compared with Rhus copallina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Sumac	Black Sumac
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 copallina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Aromatic Sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Sumac	Black 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.

Black Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba, United Kingdom, and United States.

Aromatic Sumac

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

Black Sumac

The Black Sumac (Rhus copallina) is a species in the genus Rhus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Cuba, United Kingdom, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States