Very common on the coastal plain.
Opposite leaves and winged leaf stalks make for easy identification. In winter, note drooping fruit clusters.
Hedgerows and wooded edges in open sun.
This species and other sumacs in the genus Rhus are host plants for the Sumac Flea Beetle. Other beetle species that use Winged Sumac as a host plant include the leaf-rolling weevil Synolabus nigripes (BugGuide).
Winged Sumac is the host plant for the psyllid Calophya nigripennis.
Winged Sumac has been recorded as a host plant for the Red-banded Hairstreak (Databse of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).
Host plant for various moth species including the Regal Moth, Luna Moth, Variable Antepione Moth, Angle-winged Emerald Moth, Showy Emerald Moth, Red-fronted Emerald Moth, Sumac Leafblotch Miner Moth, Striped Sumac Leafroller Moth, Variegated Cutworm Moth, Yellow-haired Dagger Moth, Smeared Dagger Moth and Spotted Datana Moth (BugGuide & Database of World's Lepidopteran Host
Plants).The moth species Stigmella intermedia causes distinctive leaf mines on the leaves of Winged Sumac.
It is also a winter food source for a variety of bird species.
There are 504 records in the project database.
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