Toxicodendron pubescens
| Toxicodendron pubescens | |
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| Photo by David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org hosted at Forestryimages.org | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Toxicodendron |
| Species: | T. pubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxicodendron pubescens Mill. | |
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| Natural range of Toxicodendron pubescens from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common Name(s): poison oak[1], Atlantic poison oak[2]
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Description
Distribution
Toxicodendron pubescens can be found from Long Island, NY south to north Florida, west to eastern Texas and inland to West Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, and Kansas.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
This species is very common in sandhills but can also be found in dry woodlands and dry rock outcrops in the Piedmont and mountains.[1]
Phenology
T. pubescens flowers from late April through May and fruits from August through October.[1]
