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Toxicodendron vernix

(L.) Kuntze

Poison-sumac

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146258
Element CodePDANA0B050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSapindales
FamilyAnacardiaceae
GenusToxicodendron
Synonyms
Rhus vernixL.
Other Common Names
poison-sumac (EN) Sumac à vernis (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-22
Change Date1984-09-06
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkS4Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IndianaS3Yes
VermontS4Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
DelawareS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
South CarolinaS3Yes
MaineSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
FloridaS3Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS4Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
KentuckyS1Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
District of ColumbiaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
West VirginiaS2Yes
New JerseyS4Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
OhioSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS2Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.