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Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans
eastern poison ivy
Symbol: TORAR
Group: Dicot
Family: Anacardiaceae
Growth Habit: Shrub
Subshrub
Vine
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
TORAR 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) Fern.
 

TOVU

Toxicodendron vulgare P. Mill.
More Information
About eastern poison ivy

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State Distributional Map for TORAR
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Plant Distribution by State

Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans

TORAR

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

View 20 genera in Anacardiaceae, 7 species in Toxicodendron, 6 subspecies in Toxicodendron radicans

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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 P. Mill. – poison oak
                               Species Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze – eastern poison ivy
                                  Subspecies Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans – eastern poison ivy

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Noxious Weed Information:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans
The related entity italicized and indented below 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.
Minnesota:
    Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
        poison ivy     Prohibited noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans
    Rhus radicans L.
        poison ivy
    Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
        Eastern poison ivy
        poison ivy
The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above are considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 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.. 278pp.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.
 
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.. 630pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans
TORA2: Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
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

      *for this plant and/or its related entities

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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

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.

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

    Poison Ivy, Oak, & Sumac Information Center

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