Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Sumac

The flowers of sumac (genus Rhus) are astonishingly small.

mthew

Brooklyn, flowers, plants

2 responses to “Sumac”

Amelia

June 17, 2014 at 8:37 am

No kidding! Sumac is so lovely, but I tend to notice it only in the fruit stage. Thanks for sharing the beauty of its flowers!

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1. mthew
  
  June 17, 2014 at 10:31 am
  
  You have to get right into them; the bees usually don’t mind.
  
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