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Staghorn Sumac

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There were hundreds of these things on the mountain. They were similar to cones but looked more like berries up close.

Shenandoah N.P. VA-- November 2008

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SoCalHiker

???

Voted 10/10

... no clue either but they sure are beautiful...

Posted Dec 4, 2008 11:32 pm


	Bob Sihler	Re: ???
	Hasn't voted	Thanks-- fortunately, someone has identified this now.
		Posted Dec 7, 2008 11:04 am

FlatheadNative

roughage!!

Voted 10/10

looks good enough to eat? I am not from there but I like the photo.

Posted Dec 5, 2008 2:06 pm


	Bob Sihler	Re: roughage!!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks. I didn't eat it, but you're welcome to do so and tell me how it was!
		Posted Dec 7, 2008 11:07 am


	FlatheadNative	Re: roughage!!
	Voted 10/10	I prefer my fiber in green and orange!
		Posted Dec 7, 2008 4:05 pm

sarah.simon

Staghorn Sumac...

Voted 10/10

...would be my guess. -Sarah (a bit of a tree nerd)

Posted Dec 5, 2008 6:45 pm


	GeoPooch Sobachka	Re: Staghorn Sumac...
	Voted 10/10	Second the Sumac guess. This baby ain't very tall, and the seed clusters are just smaller than palm-sized, right?
		Posted Dec 5, 2008 10:34 pm


	Bob Sihler	Re: Staghorn Sumac...
	Hasn't voted	Thanks, Sarah; your tree-nerd skills have just come in handy!
		Posted Dec 7, 2008 11:05 am


	Bob Sihler	Re: Staghorn Sumac...
	Hasn't voted	Right you are. Thanks for the help!
		Posted Dec 7, 2008 11:05 am

lcarreau

Almost look like

Voted 10/10

a "gathering" of Lady Bugs, without the black
dots on them. Did you squeeze one of them???

(Sarah's answer sounds the best!)

Posted Dec 5, 2008 7:50 pm


	Bob Sihler	Re: Almost look like
	Hasn't voted	I'm not too adventurous when it comes to touching things I'm not familiar with!
		Posted Dec 7, 2008 11:06 am