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Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene
western poison ivy

       
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©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

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Synonyms:
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

  RHRAR Rhus radicans L. var. rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Rehder
  RHRAV Rhus radicans L. var. vulgaris (Michx.) DC.
  RHTOV2 Rhus toxicodendron L. var. vulgaris Michx.
  TODE2 Toxicodendron desertorum Lunell
  TORAR2 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze var. rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Erskine
 

Distribution:
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AZ, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

View 22 genera in Anacardiaceae, 7 species in Toxicodendron
 

Classification:
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

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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 Mill. – poison oak
Species Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene – western poison ivy
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

This plant 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 protected plant list for that location.

Ohio:
northern poison-ivy              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

Western poison ivy
poison ivy

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to 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 weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

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- NI FAC FACU FAC FAC FACW FACU FACW- NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28822.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

Poison Ivy, Oak, & Sumac Information Center

University of Texas - The Toxicodendrons: popular article on the genus

 
 
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