One way to tell fall is approaching is the blooming of a new group of plants. There are many rare plants I monitor, but sometimes it's easy to overlook the beauty of the common plants. Sumac is one of them. The flowers are yellow cream this time of year. Later in the season the leaves turn red and provide a great contrast in the scrub against the white sand. This is not the same thing as poison sumac. which is another plant entirely. These bushes are a benign and lovely part of the landscape.
