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Taxon: Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze

Genus: Toxicodendron
Family: Anacardiaceae subfamily: Anacardioideae.
Nomen number: 101866
Place of publication: Revis. gen. pl. 1:153, t. 26, fig. 2. 1891
Name verified on: 07-Nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 09-May-2011
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

SPECIES RESTRICTED AS A STATE NOXIOUS WEED
A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:
MN*.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System

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Common names:

  • poison-ivy   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • poison-ivy   (Source: Zander Ency ) – English   [Toxicodendron radicans subsp. radicans]
  • kletternder Gift-Sumach   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  • klättersumak   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish   [Toxicodendron radicans subsp. radicans]

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Russian Far East: Russian Federation - Kurile Islands, Sakhalin
    China: China [w. & c.]
    Eastern Asia: Japan; Taiwan
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Eastern Canada: Canada - Nova Scotia, Ontario [s.]
    Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
    North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota [s.e.], Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
    Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona [s.e.]
    Mexico
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Caribbean: Bahamas; Bermuda
    Mesoamerica: Guatemala

References:

  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
  • Everest, S. L. 1981. Poisonous plants of Australia. [poisonous].
  • Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72–159, 161–237, 370–443, 465–540.
  • Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. [with six subspecies].
  • Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. [poisonous].
  • Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. [poisonous].
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Pammel, L. H. 1911. Manual of poisonous plants. [poisonous].
  • Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia.
  • Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. [= of Rhus].
  • Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs. [= Rhus].
  • Whitson, T. D. et al., eds. 1999. Weeds of the West, ed. 5.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze:


Check other web resources for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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