#winged sumac

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Winter Solstice is a Beautiful Time in Florida

Solstice Sumac Many people consider the period around the winter solstice to be a beautiful time of the year. They have fresh snow (or the hope of fresh snow) on the ground and covering the trees and shrubs. But down in central Florida, we don’t get snow but it is cool enough to keep our colorful wildflowers from growing and our grasses and tree leaves from being green. It tends to be a rather…

[piesbitch]

winged sumac

[rjalker]

saddest thing ever.

Someone had what was clearly a giant, fruiting winged sumac growing and chopped it down :(

[ID: Two photos of a white hand holding a compound leaf from a winged sumac plant. The leaf is very long, with long, skinny leaflets with smooth edges. The tops of the leaves are dark green, and paler green on the bottom with some fuzziness on the stem. Along the top side of the stem are thinner leaf-like surfaces where it gets the name "Winged" sumac from. End Id.]

I got a big section of stem, so maybe I'll be able to clone it?

Also got some dried clusters of berries so might actually get to save seeds.

The berries of this species are used to make a drink by steeping the berries in water to make a fruity "sumac-aid" (a pun on lemonaid).

Haven't tried it yet because for some reason last year I had identified this one correctly somehow thought this one was poisonous...but no that's a completely different one that looks completely different. I've got not clue how I managed that.

Maybe I was mixed up because the ones in PA weren't edible...

also dyslexia strikes again. This is Rhus copallinum. I was saying copanellium.

Also called shining sumac. But winged sumac is more descriptive.

[goosehadfood]

My oc Sumac. She is my baby and I love her forever. She is based of my favorite shrub ever Staghorn Sumac. Sumac is really cool cuz you can make a lemonade out of its fruit and it is very tasty. While Staghorn Sumac is not poisonous there are many poisonous variations so please be careful around them. That is why I am unsure if I should make her a Sapwing or a Poisonwing. The only likes gardening and hates any other creatures

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[lilybug-02]

Texas Winter 2023 🌧️

The Common Clover, Smooth Sumac, and various succulents and cacti my dogs photobombed.

The Smooth Sumac is one one of the most vibrant, fall colored shrubs I have ever seen. In a sea of brown and green it is a mini sunset bursting to life.

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common toxic plants

[long post; updated 12.8.24]

this is not a complete list by any means, but these commonly noted plants, herbs, and flowers should be handled with care or avoided altogether. 

aconite (wolfsbane, monkshood) - all parts: dermatoxic, hepatotoxic, and neurotoxic

adam and eve (jack-in-the-pulpit, wild arum) - root: dermatoxic and gastrotoxic if ingested

african sumac - leaves: dermatoxic; possibly fatal

agave - juice: dermatoxic  

angel’s trumpet - all parts: cardiotoxic; often fatal

apple - seeds: cytotoxic in large doses

apricot - leaves and seeds: cytotoxic in large doses

arnica - gastrotoxic 

asparagus - berries: dermatoxic and gastrotoxic if ingested

azalea - all parts: cytotoxic and neurotoxic; rarely fatal

betel nut palm (pinyang) - all parts: gastrotoxic if ingested

bittersweet nightshade - all parts: neurotoxic and gastrotoxic; rarely fatal

black hellebore - all parts: cardiotoxic and gastrotoxic; possibly fatal

black locust (false acacia) - root bark and flowers: gastrotoxic

black nightshade - all parts except ripe fruit: neurotoxic and gastrotoxic; possibly fatal

bleeding heart - leaves and roots: neurotoxic

bloodroot - rhizomes: cytotoxic

blue passion flower (common passion flower) - leaves: cytotoxic

bracken - all parts: carcinogenic

buttercup - all parts: gastrotoxic and dermatoxic 

calabar bean (ordeal beans) - seeds: neurotoxic and gastrotoxic if ingested in large doses

cassava - leaves and roots: cytotoxic in large doses

castor bean (castor oil plant) - seeds: cytotoxic if ingested or inhaled

celandine - nephrotoxic 

cherry - leaves and seeds: cytotoxic in large doses

christmas rose - all parts: gastrotoxic

cocklebur - seedlings and seeds: gastrotoxic and neurotoxic

columbine - seeds and roots: cardiotoxic; easily fatal

corn lily (false hellebore) - all parts: cardiotoxic; often fatal

cowbane (water hemlock, snakeweed) - root: neurotoxic if ingested

daffodil - bulbs and stems: gastrotoxic; possibly fatal

datura/moonflower - all parts: gastrotoxic and cardiotoxic

deadly nightshade (belladonna) - all parts: cardiotoxic and neurotoxic; often fatal

desert rose (sabi star, kudu) - sap: cardiotoxic with skin contact

dumbcane - all parts: dermatoxic; possibly fatal

elder (elderberry) - root: gastrotoxic

elephant ear (angel wings) - all parts: dermatoxic and gastrotoxic

ergot - neurotoxic 

foxglove - leaves, seeds, and flowers: cardiotoxic; often fatal

garlic - all parts: gastrotoxic in animals

giant hogweed - all parts: dermatoxic

golden chain - all parts, especially seeds: neurotoxic and gastrotoxic; possibly fatal

goldenseal - all parts: gastrotoxic and neurotoxic in large doses

grapes/raisins - all parts: gastrotoxic in dogs

greater celandine - all parts: gastrotoxic in large doses

hemlock (spotted cowbane, poison snakeweed) - all parts: neurotoxic; possibly fatal

hemlock water dropwort - roots: neurotoxic if ingested; possibly fatal

henbane - all parts: neurotoxic and cardiotoxic

holly - berries: gastrotoxic

honeybush - all parts: gastrotoxic

honeysuckle - berries: gastrotoxic in mild cases and cardiotoxic in severe cases

horse chestnut - all parts: neurotoxic

hyacinth - bulbs: gastrotoxic and neurotoxic; possibly fatal

iris - rhizomes: gastrotoxic and dermatoxic 

kava kava - nephrotoxic, hepatotoxic 

kidney bean - raw: gastrotoxic

larkspur - young plants and seeds: neurotoxic; often fatal

lemon - oil: dermatoxic and gastrotoxic to animals  

lily - all parts: nephrotoxic

lily of the nile (calla lily) - all parts: dermatoxic and gastrotoxic if ingested; possibly fatal

lily of the valley - all parts: cardiotoxic; possibly fatal

lima beans - raw: gastrotoxic

lime - oil: dermatoxic and gastrotoxic in animals

lobelia - all parts: gastrotoxic 

mandrake - roots and leaves: gastrotoxic and neurotoxic

mango - peel and sap: dermatoxic

mangrove - bark and sap: dermatoxic and eye irritation

mayapple - all green parts and unripe fruit: gastrotoxic

meadow saffron (autumn crocus) - bulbs: gastrotoxic; possibly fatal

mistletoe - leaves and berries: gastrotoxic, cardiotoxic, and neurotoxic; rarely lethal in adults

moonseed - fruits and seeds: gastrotoxic; often fatal

mountain laurel - all green parts: gastrotoxic

nutmeg - raw: psychoactive in large doses

oak - leaves and acorns: gastrotoxic; rarely fatal

odollam tree (suicide tree) - seeds: cardiotoxic; often fatal

oleander - all parts: dermatoxic, cardiotoxic, and gastrotoxic; possibly fatal

onions - all parts: gastrotoxic in animals

orange - oil: dermatoxic and gastrotoxic in animals

peach - seeds and leaves: cytotoxic in large doses

periwinkle (vinca) - all parts: neurotoxic and potentially fatal

pokeweed - leaves, berries, and roots: gastrotoxic; often fatal

poison ivy/oak/sumac - all parts, especially leaves: dermatoxic; possibly fatal

poison ryegrass (darnel) - seeds: neurotoxic

potato - raw: cytotoxic

privet - berries and leaves: neurotoxic and gastrotoxic; possibly fatal

ragwort - all parts: hepatotoxic

redoul - all parts: gastrotoxic, neurotoxic, and causes respiratory issues; can be fatal in children

rhubarb - leaves: nephrotoxic

rosary pea - seeds: neurotoxic and gastrotoxic; often fatal

skullcap - hepatotoxic

spindle (spindle tree) - fruit: hepatotoxic and nephrotoxic; possibly fatal  

stinging tree (gympie gympie) - bark and sap: dermatoxic; sometimes fatal

strychnine tree - seeds: neurotoxic; often fatal

sweet pea - seeds: neurotoxic and damaging to connective tissues

tomato - leaves and stems: cytotoxic in large doses

uva ursi - neurotoxic, dermatoxic 

white baneberry (doll’s eyes) - all parts, especially berries: cardiotoxic; possibly fatal

white snakeroot - all parts: gastrotoxic; often fatal

winter cherry (jerusalem cherry) - all parts, especially berries: gastrotoxic; occasionally fatal, especially to children

wisteria - gastrotoxic

yew (english yew, common yew) - leaves and seeds: gastrotoxic if ingested and respiratory issues if inhaled

glossary: 

carcinogenic - a substance that can cause cancer

cardiotoxic - toxic to the heart

cytotoxic - toxic to living cells

dermatoxic - toxic to the skin

gastrotoxic - toxic to the gastrointestinal system (stomach, intestines, etc.)

hepatotoxic - toxic to the liver

nephrotoxic - toxic to the kidneys and urological system (ureters, bladder)

neurotoxic - toxic to the neurological system (brain, nerves, brainstem, spinal cord, etc.)

psychoactive - pertaining to substances that change brain function and result in alterations in perception, mood, or consciousness

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[onenicebugperday]

@staygoldtf submitted: I found this cool little guy in july on my car in [removed] (please remove location). It even hitched a ride for a few miles from the store to a different store. Traveling bug 🐞 you can see a bit of its wings is sticking out a little/:

Pretty friend! The wing may be damaged or just folded wrong last time they put them away. It’s a sumac flea beetle, though!

[adventures-in-poor-planning]

It's sooooo important to remember that there is life everywhere.

If you go to your average souless industrial transit desert, you will find willows and dogwoods sprouting from the drainage ditches. There will be sumac twining its branches through the chainlink, and crows building nests from the No Frills bags. There will be a fucked up black fungus the size of your head. There will be red-winged blackbirds with their liquid song, and you'll be startled by the bright patches of their wings like it's the first time. Where there's life there's hope!!!!! and there's nowhere totally without it.

[thechurchofsplatterdaysaints]

October road trips are pretty unparalleled tbh. Found a Jesus that matches my Mary and even with frame damage it was a magnificent steal. Had some shit weather towards the end but it was a much needed get-the-fuck-outta-Dodge.

Working on pics and cooking. Chicken stock, air fryer wing rub experiments, arrabiata for weekend, choco/pb no bake cookies, sumac rice, tzatziki, toum, hummus and all the mf fresh herbs & veg money can buy. Watermelon radishes never been bought(en) so fast. ydek

Gone exactly long enough to feel snuggled by jake brakes and the nonsensical chattering from random packs of wild Jennifers. It won't last but I'll enjoy it til I can't. Missed you fuckers. 308's main though! Thunderstorm rolling in at night with Halloween around the corner? I'll have it, thanks.

Time for a few beers and something scary. Maybe some hits. S'mores w/ a torch. (ok, dabs)

[trickster-spirit]

important bee/pollinator psa!

meet sumac. this tree has a subspecies that is often seen as a pest plant to humans, due to its propensity for giving humans itchy, scaly rashes on contact with skin or mucus membranes. poison sumac will yield whitish/yellowish/greenish berries, while other, non-poisonous sumacs will have red berries with little hairs on them.

another way to identify poison sumac is that the flowers on poison sumac sprout from below the leaflets on the stem, while non-poisonous varieties have the flowers at the terminus of the leaflets.

however, poison sumac as a subspecies is ONLY poisonous to humans. other animals have no problem with it, in fact, pollinators LOVE sumac of all kinds.

the winged or "shining" sumac pictured above is NON-POISONOUS, and is blooming where i live (Ashland, KY). there are tens of thousands of wild bees of many different species swarming it, as well as pollen-eating wasps, pollinating flies, and pollinating beetles.

consider leaving this plant alone when landscaping, unless it is in a highly trafficked area or is likely to have kids messing with it.

your local bees will thank you!

[southernsolarpunk]

Garden update!!!

YEAH BABEY I GOT (at least) THREE NATIVE PASSIONFRUIT IN MY YARD!!! ILOVE NATIVE PLANTS!! (Really interesting side note, it’s amazing how quickly you can pick out certain plants after studying them- the yard is a bit overgrown so I was actually surprised how I managed to see them!)

I also have a wing leaf sumac growing as well! I might have to make sumac lemonade :)

My fig tree is starting to leaf out, I thought I killed it over the winter so yay!

And!! Only one of my blueberry bushes flowered but it is producing blueberries! Just a handful but it’s only the second year I’ve had the plant so!!! I can’t wait for the future harvests!!

I planted out my biggest tomato seedlings! The other ones need to grow a bit more to be planted :)

And I don’t know if I mentioned it but I got a Catawba rhododendron! I love the flowers and so do native pollinators! (Peep the poison oak in the background yuck)

[whatnext10]

Beautiful Winged Sumac is Currently in Full Bloom

Beautiful Winged Sumac is Currently in Full Bloom shows readers one of Florida’s earliest fall wildflowers. It explains a bit about their blooming cycle and how attractive they are to pollinators.

Star of Sumac On my last trip out to Gothe State Forest the winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) was blooming everywhere. It’s one of our earliest fall wildflowers and is very impressive when in full bloom. Each plant has multiple stalks and each stalk has hundreds of small yellow and red flowers and light green buds in clusters. The flowers are very short lived, but all of the buds don’t open at…

[breeyn]

Black Viscount Moth - usually called the bat moth, scientific name Gothica morsus cranii

Indigenous to the Americas, the Black Viscount is found in mid-growth wooded areas, primarily feeding on nectar and sumac. They are very large - they can get up to fifteen inches in length. Despite the similarities in wing shape, they are not closely related to Luna moths.

They do not share the fame and sinister reputation of Deathshead hawk moths, being far less widely known outside entomology circles - which is unfortunate for humans, as bat moths are far more deadly. Deathsheads are quite gentle and are only legendary harbingers of doom because of their markings and squeaks. Unlike most other moth species, bat moths can be aggressive if threatened and cause severe reactions in humans. Just brief contact with the tails can cause dizziness and disorientation, and contact with the full wings can often result in nausea and vomiting. Adult moths do not have mouths - they have instead proboscises, used to suck liquid from plants or other sources. The bat moth proboscis is unique - it is rigid and doubles as a defence mechanism. A threatened bat moth can puncture skin with its “fang”, resulting in coma or even death.

They “hibernate” in the winter, and have a lifespan of up to five years. If you see one on a walk, be sure to admire it from afar.

[fl3shm4id3n]

Moon Na'vi Hc

I couldn't help myself.

They'll be known as the Moon Na'vi/ Oare Clan

Appearance: The differences between the males and females, is that males have neon-pink and yellow on both their skin wings, their wings also have 'tails' that have a little swirl on both ends. Females have a pale greenish colored complexation on both skin and wings, but the tails on their wings are pink and have an extra swirl on the ends. The females are also a bit more thicc than the males. They both have antennas and they got 'fur' around their neck and a bit on their chest. Same as full black eyes.

Riding animals: They don't have riding animals, they got wings which helps them get around.

Weapons: They don't use weapons, they're known to be peaceful and choose not to fight or go into any act of violence, unless they have too.

Fruits/Food: walnuts, hickories, pecan, persimmon, sweet gum, sumacs and any kind of fruit in general.

Culture: The Moon Na'vi are very peaceful, they prefer talking over going straight to fighting, they're also known for being very open to everyone that they meet and they come across as very forgiving

Mating Rituals/Courting: Gift making/giving is part of the courting, a na'vi would gift the the na'vi that they're courting a flower crown of their favorite flowers or gift them a small basket of her favorite food. Also another thing is that they'll do some kind of dance to attract the other, but when it comes to females, a female will release an aroma that can attract other na'vi during her dance.

Rite to passage: (I haven't come up with it yet.)

Other: Just like the tails of their winds, the tail that's attached to their body, are also the same color as the ones on their wings and they have a swirl/s on the ends.

[sycamorefibers]

Next on the menu 🍽️ is a steaming pot of fresh winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) leaves. I’m using these for the tannin content to prep cotton fabric. Even though I only used a 1:5 leaf:cotton, it turned out a beautiful lemon yellow color.