NameThatPlant.net: Toxicodendron rydbergii

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Sapindales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Toxicodendron rydbergii FAMILY Anacardiaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Toxicodendron rydbergii FAMILY Anacardiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Wesern Poison Ivy

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Toxicodendron rydbergii FAMILY Anacardiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Toxicodendron rydbergii FAMILY Anacardiaceae

2926

Shrub; Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Acid pine-oak forests and woodlands at moderate elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native: north & northwest of the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 3 leaflets
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish-yellow/White
4-5 sepals
4-5 petals
4-5 stamens
Usually bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
White/Gray
Drupe

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