Anacardiaceae
Atlantic poison oak
Toxicodendron pubescens
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Toxicodendron
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- سماق سام وبري, البلوط السام, سماق سام بلوطي الأوراق
- arz
- سماق سام وبرى
- Chinese
- 大西洋毒漆
- Czech
- Škumpa zákeřná
- English
- Atlantic poison oak, Eastern poison oak, Poison oak, Poison-oak
- Finnish
- Myrkkysumakki
- French
- Sumac vénéneux
- German
- Eichenblättriger Giftsumach, Giftefeu
- Persian
- بلوط سمی اطلس
- Russian
- Токсикодендрон пушистый
Synonyms
- Cotinus toxicodendron (L.) Borkh.
- Philostemon toxicodendron (L.) Raf.
- Rhus acutiloba Turcz.
- Rhus microcarpa
- Rhus quercifolia (Michx.) Steud.
- Rhus radicans var. pubescens (Mill.) Farw.
- Rhus radicans var. toxicodendron (L.) Pers.
- Rhus toxicarium Salisb.
- Rhus toxicodendra St.-Lag.
- Rhus toxicodendron L.
- Rhus toxicodendron f. elobata Fernald
- Rhus toxicodendron f. leiocarpa Fernald
- Rhus toxicodendron var. quercifolia Michx.
- Toxicodendron compactum Greene
- Toxicodendron monticola Greene
- Toxicodendron quercifolium (Michx.) Greene
- Toxicodendron toxicarium Gillis
- Toxicodendron toxicarium f. elobatum (Fernald) C.F.Reed
- Toxicodendron toxicarium f. leiocarpum (Fernald) C.F.Reed
- Toxicodendron toxicodendron (L.) Britton
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 366 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ryan Watson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Dan Vickers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Ken Kneidel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jholt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.