Skunk Bush (Rhus trilobata)

Family: Anacardiaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

refreshing lemonade-like drink (without any fizz of course). — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit can be eaten fresh, dried, mixed with cornmeal or made into a jam.; The fruit is small with very little flesh, but it is produced in fairly large panicles and so is easily harvested.; When soaked for 10 - 30 minutes in hot or cold water it makes a very refreshing lemonade-like drink (without any fizz of course).

Habitat & North American Range

Foothills, canyons, slopes etc, usually on dry rocky soils and especially on limestone outcrops. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6)