Anacardiaceae
Eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Toxicodendron
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Common names
By language (30)
- Amharic
- መርዝ ሐረግ
- Arabic
- سماق سام متجذر
- Catalan
- Heura metzinosa
- Chinese
- 毒漆藤
- Croatian
- Otrovni bršljan
- Czech
- Jedovatec kořenující
- Danish
- Almindelig Giftsumak
- Dutch
- Gifsumak
- English
- Eastern poison ivy, Poison ivy, Poison-ivy
- Estonian
- Roniv mürgipuu
- Filipino
- Kanipay
- Finnish
- Liaanimyrkkysumakki, Myrkkymuratti
- French
- Sumac grimpant, Herbe à la puce, Herbe à puce, Sumac radicant, Sumac vénéneux
- German
- Efeu-Giftsumach, Kletternder Gift-Sumach
- Hindi
- पॉइज़न आइवी
- Hungarian
- Mérges szömörce
- Irish
- Eidhneán nimhe
- Japanese
- ツタウルシ
- Kannada
- ವಿಷಯುಕ್ತ ಹಸಿರು ಸಸ್ಯದ ಜಾತಿ
- Malayalam
- നഞ്ച്
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Giftsumak
- nv
- Kʼíshíshjį́į́zh
- Persian
- پیچک سمی آمریکایی
- Russian
- Токсикодендрон укореняющийся
- Slovak
- Sumachovec popínavý
- Slovenian
- Strupeni bršljan
- Swedish
- Klättersumak
- Tamil
- நஞ்சுப் படர்க்கொடி
- Telugu
- పాయిజన్ ఐవీ
- Ukrainian
- Отруйник укорінливий
Synonyms
- Cotinus radicans Borkh.
- Philostemon radicans Raf.
- Ptelea pentandra DC.
- Rhus radicans L.
- Rhus toxicodendron f. radicans (L.) Engl.
- Rhus toxicodendron subsp. radicans (L.) R.T.Clausen
- Rhus toxicodendron var. radicans (L.) Torr.
- Toxicodendron radicans var. normale Kuntze
- Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 2,145 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kristi Zoebelein, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Quinn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Austin Pursley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, 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.