Toxicodendron vernix

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Toxicodendron vernix
Toxicodendron vernix Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Toxicodendron
Species: T. vernix
Binomial name
Toxicodendron vernix
(L.) Kuntze
TOXI VERN dist.jpg
Natural range of Toxicodendron vernix from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: poison sumac

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Toxicodendron vernix has been documented in pine-wiregrass savannas; floodplain woodlands; swamp floodplans; mixed pinewoods; hillside bogs; swamps; bogs; low woods below dam; sphagnum shrub-bog; tamarack bog; wooded swamp; a thicket in loamy sand; and on a berm at the water's edge (FSU Herbarium). It has been found in disturbed habitats such as seepage areas, powerline corridors, wet thickets, cut over swamps, and roadside ditches. It has been observed in loamy sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Decodon, Rhododendron austrinum, Magnolia grandiflora, Myrica, Ilex, Viburnum nudum, Typha, Cornus, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, and titi (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed flowering April through August and fruiting February through October (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, J. Nelson, Patricia Elliot, Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, P. L. Redfearn, Jr., Elmer C. Prichard, R. D. Houk, T.E. Smith, S. W. Leonard, D. B. Russ, John W. Thieret, William T. Gillis, John B. Nelson, Andre F. Clewell, Roomie Wilson, W. C. Holmes, Sidney McDaniel, Delzie Demaree, N. C. Henderson, J. Richard Moore, Clyde F. Reed, F. H. Sargent, Ed Keppner, Lisa Keppner, Travis MacClendon. States and Counties: Alabama: Baldwin, Mobile. Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Clay, Franklin, Lake, Leon, Liberty, Nassau, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton. Indiana: Wabash. Louisiana: Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon, Washington. Maryland: Anne Arundel. Michigan: Ingham. Mississippi: Forrest, Harrison, Neshoba. North Carolina: Henderson. Ohio: Portage. South Carolina: Richland. Virginia: Prince William. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.