Toxicodendron vernix

Classification	Dicots
Family	Anacardiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Toxicodendron
Species:	Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze
Common Name	Poison Sumac
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 9; Leaflet Number: 11; Leaflet Number: 13; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Rhus venenata	Rhus venenata DC.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: McCreary (KY), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1987 - 2005

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100187614	McCreary	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Toxicodendron vernix
UCHT018618	Grundy	Tennessee			UCHT Toxicodendron vernix
BRIT69049	Grundy	Tennessee	12 Jun 1991	R. Kral 78948	VDB Toxicodendron vernix
APSC0102732	Grundy	Tennessee			APSC Toxicodendron vernix
BEREA001615	Van Buren	Tennessee			BEREA Toxicodendron vernix
UCHT018619	Grundy	Tennessee			UCHT Toxicodendron vernix
UOS00275	Franklin	Tennessee	15 Nov 1997	H.C. Yeatman	UOS Toxicodendron vernix
31234100187648	Van Buren	Tennessee	11 Jul 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5050	EKY Toxicodendron vernix
UOS00276	Franklin	Tennessee	17 Oct 2000	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Toxicodendron vernix
BRIT69048	Grundy	Tennessee	22 Sep 2005	Dwayne Estes 08408	VDB Toxicodendron vernix
BRIT69050	Grundy	Tennessee	12 Jun 1991	R. Kral 789167	VDB Toxicodendron vernix
BRIT69051	Grundy	Tennessee	31 Aug 1995	Alexa McKerrow AM95-002	VDB Toxicodendron vernix

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Toxicodendron vernix

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