Poison Sumac

Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze - Sumac family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 20.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Poison Sumac: Episimus argutanus, Eutelia pulcherrimus, Lophocampa maculata

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.