Toxicodendron radicans
Family: Anacardiaceae
Plant Description: Deciduous vie or ow shrub with 3-foliate leaves, alternate. Leaflets ovate, variously toothed, lobed, or entire. Flowers in loose panicles the petals about 3 mm long, greenish yellow, axillary inflorescences. Fruits creamy or whiteish.
Plant Trivia: All parts of the plant are poisonous on contact. Leaflets turn usually turn red or white during Fall.
Field Identification:
Occurrence: Common in river and creek bottoms, occasional in mottes or coastal oak woods.
Bloom Period: April-May but can be year-round.
Plant Use:
Key to Genera if needed:
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