Rhus typhina L.10 of 32
July 25, Stony Brook Reservation, Boston
staghorn sumac
Aphid galls on staghorn sumac (
Melaphis rhois , Aphididae, Homoptera), also found on the neighboring
smooth sumac. Large leaves are pale on the underside. They
may consist of up to 15 leaflet pairs and grow to 2 ft long.