Toxicodendron pubescens

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAnacardiaceae
Family (Traditional)Anacardiaceae
GenusToxicodendron
Species:Toxicodendron pubescens Mill.
Common NameAtlantic Poison Oak
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; 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: dentate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 3; 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; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 8
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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
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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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Rhus acutiloba Rhus acutiloba Turcz.
Rhus toxicarium Rhus toxicarium Salisb.
Rhus toxicodendron Rhus toxicodendron L.
Rhus toxicodendron f. elobata Rhus toxicodendron f. elobata Fernald
Rhus toxicodendron f. leiocarpa Rhus toxicodendron f. leiocarpa Fernald
Rhus toxicodendron var. eximia Rhus toxicodendron var. eximia (Greene) McNair
Toxicodendron quercifolia Toxicodendron quercifolia (Michx.) Greene
Toxicodendron quercifolium Toxicodendron quercifolium Michx " ex Dippel"
Toxicodendron toxicarium Toxicodendron toxicarium (Salisb.) Gillis
Toxicodendron toxicodendron Toxicodendron toxicodendron (L.) Britton

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: Barren (KY), Bracken (KY), Fulton (KY), Harrison (KY), Marion (KY), Warren (KY), Bedford (TN), Bradley (TN), Coffee (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Lake (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Polk (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UTM, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1938 - 1999

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100196698 Bracken Kentucky 21 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24874
EKY
Toxicodendron pubescens
31234100187663 Marion Kentucky 03 May 1999 Timothy J. Weckman
4783
EKY
Toxicodendron pubescens
TENN-V-0140519 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Toxicodendron pubescens
TENN-V-0140515 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Toxicodendron pubescens
TENN-V-0140518 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Toxicodendron pubescens
UCHT018586 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Toxicodendron pubescens
HTTU008230 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Toxicodendron pubescens
UCHT018590 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Toxicodendron pubescens
UCHT018594 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Toxicodendron pubescens
HTTU032377 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Toxicodendron pubescens
SWMT02357 Shelby Tennessee 06 May 1938 T.W.S.
SWMT
Rhus toxicodendron
SWMT02358 Tennessee 01 May 1939 Baird Gardner Noce
SWMT
Rhus toxicodendron
SWMT02359 Shelby Tennessee 30 Apr 1975 James H. Graves
SWMT
Rhus toxicodendron
TENN-V-0140521 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Toxicodendron pubescens
TENN-V-0140517 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Toxicodendron pubescens
APSC0030321 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Toxicodendron pubescens
31234100187655 Harrison Kentucky 08 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24707
EKY
Toxicodendron pubescens
UCHT018591 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Toxicodendron pubescens
APSC0030320 Jackson Tennessee
APSC
Toxicodendron pubescens
HTTU008208 Warren Kentucky
HTTU
Rhus toxicodendron
31234100722238 Fulton Kentucky 11 May 1963 E. T. Browne, Jr.
6989
EKY
Rhus toxicodendron
UTM01070 Lake Tennessee
UTM
Toxicodendron quercifolia
31234100196748 Barren Kentucky 16 Apr 1995 Charles J. Lapham
311
EKY
Toxicodendron pubescens
TENN-V-0140516 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Toxicodendron pubescens
UCHT018497 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Rhus toxicodendron
UCHT018593 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Toxicodendron pubescens
UCHT018589 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Toxicodendron pubescens
BRIT236666 Polk Tennessee
VDB
Toxicodendron pubescens
TENN-V-0140522 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Toxicodendron pubescens
UCHT018592 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Toxicodendron pubescens
HTTU008209 Warren Kentucky
HTTU
Rhus toxicodendron
TENN-V-0140520 McMinn Tennessee
TENN
Toxicodendron pubescens
UCHT018587 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Toxicodendron pubescens
HTTU008231 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Toxicodendron pubescens
BRIT69072 Coffee Tennessee 09 Aug 1973 R. Kral
51052
VDB
Rhus toxicodendron
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Toxicodendron pubescens - Joey Shaw
Toxicodendron pubescens - Joey Shaw