Editing Sumac (section)

==Description==
Sumacs are [[dioecious]] [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s in the family [[Anacardiaceae]] that can reach a height of {{convert|1|to(-)|10|m|ft|0|spell=in}}. The [[leaf|leaves]] are usually [[Pinnate|pinnately compound]], though some species have trifoliate or simple leaves. The [[flower]]s are in dense [[panicle]]s or spikes {{convert|5|-|30|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=on}} long, each flower very small, greenish, creamy white or red, with five petals. The [[fruit]]s are reddish, thin-fleshed [[drupe]]s covered in varying levels of hairs at maturity and form dense clusters at branch tips, sometimes called sumac bobs.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Sumacs propagate both by [[seed]] ([[Zoochorous|spread]] by [[bird]]s and other animals through their [[feces|droppings]]), and by new [[Shoot (botany)|shoot]]s from [[rhizome]]s, forming large [[Clonal colony|clonal colonies]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}{{Clear|left}}