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© Ernie Marx
skunkbrush
Rhus trilobata var. trilobata
Fort Collins
- 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
- Nature in the City, 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
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - 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.
This is an important adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Fall color is orange-red.