Rhus lanceolata, common name Prairie Sumac, is a plant species native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.Rhus lanceolatais a shrub or small tree up to 9 m (30 feet) tall, reproducing by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are pinnately compound with 13-17 lanceolate leaflets and a winged rachis. Leaflets are entire (untoothed) or with small teeth, green and shiny above but whitish and pubescent below.