Toxicodendron diversilobum Greene

Pacific poisonoak (en), Sumac de l'ouest (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Toxicodendron

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous shrub. It grows 2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed evergreen forests, coastal sage scrub, thickets and wooded slopes in foothills, along streams, in washes and hedgerows; at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses dye fiber forage material medicinal oil poison vertebrate poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Contraceptive (leaf), Snake Bite Remedy (leaf), Eye Medicine (root), Preventive Medicine (root), Poison (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Wart (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -27
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Toxicodendron diversilobum habit picture by WoodDude (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Toxicodendron diversilobum leaf picture by Richard Lawler (cc-by-sa)
Toxicodendron diversilobum leaf picture by Jean-Philippe Hue (cc-by-sa)
Toxicodendron diversilobum leaf picture by maxseesaplant (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Toxicodendron diversilobum flower picture by Mariela Taylor (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Toxicodendron diversilobum world distribution map, present in Canada, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:255739-2
WFO ID wfo-0000409273
COL ID 57LFS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Toxicodendron vaccarum Rhus diversiloba Toxicodendron oxycarpum Toxicodendron dryophilum Toxicodendron isophyllum Toxicodendron comarophyllum Toxicodendron radicans subsp. diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum