Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

Western Poison Ivy

Synonyms: Rhus radicans var. rydbergii, Toxicodendron radicans var. rydbergii, Rhus rydbergii

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Anacardiaceae

Genus: Toxicodendron

Species: Toxicodendron rydbergii

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Toxicodendron rydbergii