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What’s the red stuff? It doesn’t really look like wild sumac, and I feel it’s a bit early for that anyway but I might be wrong.:
Kalmia angustifolia
Thanks!
Despite being just south of Canada, I’ve never seen that stuff afaik. Then again it says dry areas and I’m in the wettest; Great Lakes region.
It's more boreal in distribution, so you might be a tad too far south. Usually it grows in bogs and heathlands. You can check iNaturalist for a map and to see if it's been reported near you:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53041-Kalmia-angustifolia
Thank you, genuinely, for that resource. I love you passionately for it.