Taxon: Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze

• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

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:

MI*.

ªAquatic.

*Terrestrial.

°In seed.

Link to noxious weed information from

Common names:

• poison sumac   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  
• poison-ash   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide Kingsbury; Lampe & McCann)
  
• Weed: potential seed contaminant   (fide AOSA Hb 25; Global Comp Weeds)
  

More:

View toxicology references for Toxicodendron vernix from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

View ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Eastern Canada: Canada - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec
  Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
  North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
  South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas

References:

• Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
• 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].
• Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541.
• Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. [= of Rhus].
• Randall, R. P. 2002. A global compendium of weeds.
• Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs. [= of Rhus].
• Scoggan, H. J. 1978–1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
• Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
• Webster's third new international dictionary.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Toxicodendron vernix.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Toxicodendron vernix.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Toxicodendron vernix.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Rhus vernicifera Salisb.
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• (≡) Rhus vernix L. (basionym)
  

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

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• 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.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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