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Lay two plants next to each other — uses, risks, and whether either has a grow guide.
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Sumac
Rhus coriaria
The sour red dust of za’atar — a Mediterranean berry-spice, not the white-berried swamp plant that raises blisters.
Flavor
Lemon, salt, a little tannin. The red powder is the spice; the seed is woody.
Symptoms
indigestion, sore throat
In favor
A pantry sour when lemons run out
Against
Wrong genus raises blisters
Days to harvest
2–4 years from a shrub to a first spice crop
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