Elm-Leaved Sumac vs northern smooth sumac

Rhus coriaria compared with Rhus pulvinata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm-Leaved Sumac	northern smooth sumac
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 coriaria	Rhus pulvinata

Evolutionary Relationship

Elm-Leaved Sumac and northern smooth sumac share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rhus.

Conservation Status

Elm-Leaved Sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

northern smooth sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm-Leaved Sumac	northern smooth sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elm-Leaved Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Libya) and Europe (7 countries).

northern smooth sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇬🇧 United Kingdom