Toxicodendron pubescens Mill.

Atlantic Poison Oak

Anacardiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
Genus: Toxicodendron (Poison Oak)

Synonyms

Toxicodendron pubescens
Rhus
Rhus radicans var. pubescens
Rhus toxicodendron

Related species

Toxicodendron pubescens Mill. - Atlantic Poison Oak

Traits


    Highly toxic, shrubby, 40–150 cm tall, dioecious. flowers: whitish to yellowish-greenish. fruits: drupes. phyllotaxy: alternate. leaves: 3‑partite, maximal 25 cm long."

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Toxicodendron pubescens

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Ecology

Toxicodendron pubescens

Toxicodendron pubescens

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • parks, gardens

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