Toxicodendron radicans (Linnaeus) Kuntze var. pubens (Engelmann ex S. Watson) Reveal. Section: Toxicodendron. Habitat: Xeric limestone woodlands, barrens, outcrops, and clearings. Distribution: S. IL and MO south to se. LA and s. TX; disjunct eastward in c. KY, c. TN, and w. VA (Virginia Botanical Associates 2019).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Va; = Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. pubens (Engelm. ex S.Watson) Gillis — GrPl, K4, Mo2, NcTx, NS, POWO, Gillis (1971); < Rhus radicans L. var. radicans — F, G; < Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze — Ar, GW2, Ok, S, Tn, W; < Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze var. radicans — C, FNA13, Il, NeUS. Basionym: Rhus toxicodendron L. var. pubens Engelm. ex S.Watson 1878
Links to other floras: < Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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