Toxicodendron radicans
Family: Anacardiaceae
Plant Description: Deciduous vine or low shrub with trifoliate leaves, alternate. Leaflets ovate, variously toothed, lobed, or entire. Flowers in loose panicles, 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 usually turn red or white during Fall.
Field Identification:
Occurrence: Common in river and creek bottoms, occasionally in motts or coastal oak woods.
Bloom Period: April – May but can be year-round.
Plant Use:
Key to Genera if needed:
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