Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Sapindales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ailanthus altissima
FAMILY
Simaroubaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Extrafloral nectaries, nectar-producing glands physically apart from the flower, occur in 2000+ plant species, including Ailanthus. Read more at UF/IFAS Extension.
Read more about Ailanthus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
In our area, this tree is now an aggressive and noxious weed, colonizing even undisturbed forests and outcompeting the native vegetation, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ailanthus altissima
FAMILY
Simaroubaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 104-01-001:
Ailanthus altissima FAMILY Simaroubaceae
COMMON NAME:
Ailanthus, Tree-of-heaven, Stink-tree
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ailanthus altissima
FAMILY
Simaroubaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ailanthus altissima
FAMILY
Simaroubaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 104-01-001:
Ailanthus altissima
FAMILY
Simaroubaceae
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