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© Ernie Marx

skunkbrush
Rhus trilobata var. trilobata


  Fort Collins

Dimensions
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
  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.