Rhus integrifolia

Bushy shrub, usually to no more than 10ft.The lemonade berry can be trained as a hedge and is somewhat hardy, able to survive short freezes. Pretty white-pink flowers are borne in large clumps all across the plant in the spring. They are followed a few months later by the oblong berries, which ripen from green to yellow, then red. The berries are covered in a sticky substance. Plants are very tolerant of drought and can survive near-desert conditions. Water is needed only occasionally.

Berry is used in the flavoring of beverages.

Similar plants:

• Cotinus coggygria, Rhus cotinus (Smoketree)
• Rhus batophylla (Redberry Rhus , Grey Rhus)
• Rhus dentata, Searsia dentata (Nana-Berry)
• Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac)
• Rhus ovata (Sugar Bush, Chaparral Sumac)
• Rhus sp. (Sumac)