Taxon: Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze subsp. radicans

Summary

Genus:

Toxicodendron

Family:

Anacardiaceae

Subfamily:

Anacardioideae

Nomen number:

409814

Verified:

06/24/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze (1 active accession[s])
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze subsp. eximium (Greene) Gillis (0 active accession[s])
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze subsp. orientale (Greene) Gillis (0 active accession[s])
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze subsp. verrucosum (Scheele) Gillis (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Rhus radicans L.

Autonym(s)
Rhus radicans L. subsp. radicans
Rhus radicans L. var. radicans

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rhus littoralis Mearns
Rhus radicans L. var. littoralis (Mearns) Deam

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: = Rhus radicans var. radicans

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	poison-ivy			1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: as Rhus radicans
Swedish	klättersumak			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine	s.	Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York	e.	Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bermuda			Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Nova Scotia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine (s.), Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (e.), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Bermuda

Reference(s)

Gillis, W. T. 1971. The systematics and ecology of poison-ivy and the poison-oaks (Toxicodendron, Anacardiaceae). Rhodora 73:72-159, 161-237, 370-443, 465-540.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	as Rhus radicans var. radicans	Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: = Rhus radicans var. radicans

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409814. Accessed 12 May 2026.