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Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans
eastern poison ivy

       
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Rhus radicans

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Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

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Synonyms:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

  RHRA6 Rhus radicans L.
  RHRAL Rhus radicans L. var. littoralis (Mearns) Deam
  RHRAM2 Rhus radicans L. var. malacotrichocarpa (A.H. Moore) Fernald
  TOVU Toxicodendron vulgare Mill.
 

Distribution:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

View 22 genera in Anacardiaceae, 7 species in Toxicodendron, 6 subspecies in Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
 

Classification:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Sapindales
Family Anacardiaceae – Sumac family
Genus Toxicodendron Mill. – poison oak
Species Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze – eastern poison ivy
Subspecies Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans – eastern poison ivy
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Minnesota:
Toxicodendron radicans
poison ivy              Prohibited noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

Rhus radicans
poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Eastern poison ivy
poison ivy

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

Toxicodendron radicans:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW FAC FAC FAC+ FACU FACU FAC FACW FACU FACU NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Rhus radicans:

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow Minor   Moderate   Low   Low  

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524765.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 

Related Web Sites:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

Poison Ivy, Oak, & Sumac Information Center

 
 
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