Toxicodendron radicans(L.) Kuntze

First published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 153 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. America to Guatemala, Bahamas, Bermuda. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Introduced into:

Germany, Italy, Newfoundland, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan

Synonyms

Has 7 Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Includes 5 Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Andrés-Hernández, A.R. & al. (2014). Phylogenetic analysis based on structural and combined analysis of Rhus s.s. (Anacardiaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 176: 452-468.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024). Flora of North America North of Mexico 13: 1-566. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Ovchinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1981). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 6: 1-725. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1959). Flora Uzbekistana 4: 1-507. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.3897/italianbotanist.14.97758. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Andrés-Hernández, A.R. & al. (2014). Phylogenetic analysis based on structural and combined analysis of Rhus s.s. (Anacardiaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 176: 452-468.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Ovchinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1981). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 6: 1-725. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • USDA, NRCS (2005-2020). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1959). Flora Uzbekistana 4: 1-507. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

DateReferenceIdentified AsBarcodeType StatusHas image?
s.coll. [s.n.] JapanRhus radicansK002225387 Yes
Sladewski, C.M.; Johnson, F.L. [W0454] United StatesRhus radicansK002259914 Yes
s.coll. [335] United StatesRhus radicansK002259964 Yes
Palmer, E. [138] MexicoRhus radicansK000081448 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [517] MexicoRhus radicansK000081450 Yes
Beattie, F.S. [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002259918 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10551] MexicoRhus radicansK000081441 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [5024] United StatesRhus radicansK002259967 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10492] MexicoRhus radicansK000081438 Yes
Killip, E.P.; Swallen, J.R. [40327] United StatesRhus radicansK002259939 Yes
Botteri, M. [1004] MexicoRhus radicansK000081437 Yes
Linden, J. [724] MexicoRhus radicansK000081445 Yes
Hartwag [79]Rhus radicansK002259940 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11835] MexicoRhus radicansK000081442 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [13151] MexicoRhus radicansK000081457 Yes
Ibarra-Manriquez, G.; Cornejo Tenorio, G. [(6429)] MexicoRhus radicansK002225236 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002225380 Yes
Rosas R., M. [417] MexicoRhus radicansK000081435 Yes
[Gorllottu] [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002259942 Yes
s.coll. [[R7613]] United StatesRhus radicansK002259925 Yes
Gonan [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002225383 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7353] United StatesRhus radicansK002259924 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002225386 Yes
Hartman, C.V. [102] MexicoRhus radicansK000081453 Yes
Mearns, E.A. [234] United StatesRhus radicansK002259938 Yes
[Wr. Brace] [164] Bahamas, TheRhus radicansK002225257 Yes
Coulter, T. [878] MexicoRhus radicansK000081451 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [21731] United StatesRhus radicansK002259916 Yes
[Broteri] [bis1004] MexicoRhus radicansK002225240 Yes
Palmer, E. [s.n.] United StatesRhus radicansK002259944 Yes
Mairet [41] MexicoRhus radicansK002225239 Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [3508] MexicoRhus radicansK000081446 Yes
[Peintunen] [s.n.] United StatesRhus radicansK002259936 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [94] MexicoRhus radicansK000081436 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002225382 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [560] United StatesRhus radicansK002259929 Yes
Broteri [[bis493]] MexicoRhus radicansK002225234 Yes
Palmer, E. [165] MexicoRhus radicansK000081443 Yes
Broteri [493] MexicoRhus radicansK002225235 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [2246] MexicoRhus radicansK000081449 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [45551] United StatesRhus radicansK002259915 Yes
[C. Talé] [[4678]] MexicoRhus radicansK002225238 Yes
Langley Kitching [s.n.] United StatesRhus radicansK002259932 Yes
Hartman, C.V. [589] MexicoRhus radicansK000081452 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B. [24098]Rhus radicansK002259919 Yes
Small, J.K.; Carter, J.J. [8850] Bahamas, TheRhus radicansK002225256 Yes
Gillis, W.T. [14213] United StatesRhus radicansK002259926 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002259965 Yes
Rugel [79] United StatesRhus radicansK002259923 Yes
[B.D.G] [s.n.] United StatesRhus radicansK002259935 Yes
Ibarra-Manriquez, G.; Cornejo Tenorio, G. [(6430)] MexicoRhus radicansK002225237 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [9488] MexicoRhus radicansK000081447 Yes
[M. Noisette] [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002259921 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [21731] United StatesRhus radicansK002259917 Yes
Nee, M. [62655] United StatesRhus radicansK002259912 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002225385 Yes
Hall, J. [s.n.] United StatesRhus radicansK002259927 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United StatesRhus radicansK002259963 Yes
Butler, T. [s.n.] CanadaRhus radicansK002259962 Yes
Bush, B.F. [5934] United StatesRhus radicansK002259920 Yes
Rouleau, J.A.E. [1368] United StatesRhus radicansK002259934 Yes
Palmer, E. [106] MexicoRhus radicansK000081458 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [630] MexicoRhus radicansK000081456 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2821] MexicoRhus radicansK000081439 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United StatesRhus radicansK002259928 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [124] MexicoRhus radicansK000081454 Yes
Palmer, E. [228] MexicoRhus radicansK000081444 Yes
Boott, J.W. [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002259922 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9365] United StatesRhus radicansK002259966 Yes
Hartwag [79]Rhus radicansK002259941 Yes
Rehder, A. [480] United StatesRhus radicansK002259943 Yes
[Schwenitz] [s.n.]Rhus radicansK002259937 Yes
Matuda, E. [1368] MexicoRhus radicansK000081440 Yes
Langley Kitching [s.n.] United StatesRhus radicansK002259931 Yes
Nee, M. [62283] United StatesRhus radicansK002259913 Yes
Drummond, T. [74] United StatesRhus radicansK002259930 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United StatesRhus radicansK002259933 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3898] MexicoRhus radicansK000081455 Yes

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