Toxicodendron radicans: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Toxicodendron
- Species
- Toxicodendron radicans
- Scientific Name
- Toxicodendron radicans
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy or poison ivy, is a species of allergenic flowering plant. It has numerous subtaxons and forms both vines and shrubs. Despite its common name, it is not a true ivy, but rather a member of the cashew and sumac family, Anacardiaceae. It is different from western poison ivy, Toxicodendron rydbergii, and resembles a number of species.
The species is found in North America. Although commonly eaten by animals, with birds consuming the seeds, T. radicans is considered a noxious weed. As a poison ivy, it causes urushiol-induced contact dermatitis in most people who touch it, producing an itchy, irritating, and sometimes painful rash.
...Toxicodendron radicans in languages:
- Chinese
- 毒漆藤
- Czech
- škumpa zákeřná
- Czech
- škumpovník zákeřný
- Danish
- Almindelig giftsumak
- Dutch
- Gifsumak
- English
- poison ivy
- English
- eastern poison ivy
- English
- climbing poison ivy
- English
- Sister Ivy
- Estonian
- roniv mürgipuu
- Finnish
- liaanimyrkkysumakki
- Finnish
- myrkkymuratti
- French
- herbe à la puce
- French
- sumac grimpant
- French
- herbe à puce de l'Est
- French
- herbe à puce
- German
- Kletternder Gift-Sumach
- Italian
- edera velenosa
- Polish
- Sumak pnący
- Russian
- Токсикодендрон укореняющийся
- Slovak
- sumachovec popínavý
- Swedish
- klättersumak
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Toxicodendron acuminatum
- Toxicodendron bimannii
- Toxicodendron borneense
- Toxicodendron calcicola
- Toxicodendron delavayi
- Toxicodendron diversilobum
- Toxicodendron fulvum
- Toxicodendron grandiflorum
- Toxicodendron griffithii
- Toxicodendron hirtellum
- Toxicodendron khasianum
- Toxicodendron nodosum
- Toxicodendron orientale
- Toxicodendron pubescens
- Toxicodendron quinquefoliolatum
- Toxicodendron radicans
- Toxicodendron rhetsoides
- Toxicodendron rostratum
- Toxicodendron rydbergii
- Toxicodendron striatum
- Toxicodendron succedaneum
- Toxicodendron sylvestre
- Toxicodendron trichocarpum
- Toxicodendron vernicifluum
- Toxicodendron vernix
- Toxicodendron wallichii
- Toxicodendron yunnanense
- Toxicodendron × lobadioides
Child Taxa
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