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Wind Cave National Park
Shrubs - Skunkbush
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| NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz |
| Skunkbush Sumac, Skunkbrush - Rhus aromatica |
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Skunkbrush is a preferred browse for deer and grouse, turkey, flickers, and other birds eat the fruit. The branches of the Skunkbrush were used by Plains tribes for basket making as they are tough and pliable.
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Did You Know?
Elk were the most widely distributed member of the deer family in North America and spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Mexico to northern Alberta. Elk began to disappear in the eastern United States in the early 1800s.
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Last Updated: June 22, 2007 at 19:52 EST |
