Toxicodendron pubescens P. Miller. Section: Toxicodendron. Common name: Poison Oak, Southeastern Poison Oak. Phenology: Late Apr-May; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry upland woodlands, around dry rock outcrops in the Piedmont and Mountains, barrens. Distribution: Primarily Southeastern: s. NJ south to n. FL, west to e. TX, inland to WV, e. TN, c. TN, se. MO, and s. KS.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl4, FNA13, Il, K4, Mo2, NcTx, NeUS, NS, Ok, POWO, Tn, Va, WH3; = Rhus toxicodendron L. — F, G, RAB, Tat; = Rhus toxicodendron L. var. toxicodendron — Tx; = Toxicodendron toxicarium Gillis — GrPl, W, Gillis (1971); = Toxicodendron toxicodendron (L.) Britton — S; > Rhus quercifolia Michx.; > Rhus rhomboidea Small — S13; > Rhus toxicodendron L. — S13; > Toxicodendron pubescens Mill. — Greene (1905); > Toxicodendron quercifolium (Michx.) Greene — Greene (1905); Toxicodendron pubescens Mill. Basionym: Toxicodendron pubescens Mill. 1768 "Urbasionym:" Rhus toxicodendron L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Toxicodendron pubescens - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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native range: southeastern United States
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