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skunkbrush
Rhus trilobata
United States
- Dimensions
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Height: 3.0 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 3.0 ft. to 6.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- April, May, June
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades, Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Suckers
- Design Considerations
- Fall Color, Screening
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Variable, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
USDA Plants National Database recognizes six varieties of R. trilobata, all native to the U.S. Varieties anisophylla, quinata, racemulosa, pilosissima, simplicifolia and trilobata are primarily found in the southwestern and western states. The latter three are also native to Colorado.
Fall color is orange-red.