Ground Sumac is the red dried and ground fruit from the Rhus coriaria plant used as a spice in Middle Eastern and South Asian cuisine. Product shall be free of defects and decay and shall comply in every respect with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search "Rhus" redirects here. For plural of RHU, see radioisotope heater unit. For the commune in France, see piais-Rhus. For poison sumac, see Toxicodendron vernix. For other uses, see Sumac (disambiguation). Sumac SumacFruit.JPG Sumac fruit in the autumn season Scientific classification e Kingdom:Plantae Clade:Angiosperms Clade:Eudicots Clade:Rosids Order:Sapindales Family:Anacardiaceae Subfamily:Anacardioideae Genus:Rhus L.1 Type species Rhus coriaria L.2 Species About 35 species see text Sumac (/sjumk/ also spelled sumach, sumaq) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: , translit. summq, lit. 'red, red shift, turning red', Arabic: , translit. summq, Hebrew: , translit. og), is any one of about 35 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus and related genera, in the family Anacardiaceae. The dried and powdered fruits of Rhus coriaria are used as a spice in Middle Eastern cuisine. Sumac grows in subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world, especially in East Asia, Africa, and North America.34