Atlantic Poison Oak

Toxicodendron pubescens Mill. - Sumac family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Atlantic Poison Oak: Acharia stimulea, Archips argyrospila, Caloptilia rhoifoliella, Cameraria guttifinitella, Epipaschia zelleri, Episimus argutana, Gelechia sabinella, Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria, Lophocampa maculata, Lymantria dispar, Marathyssa basalis, Paectes oculatrix, Philotes rhoiella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.