Rhus
Poison oaks
Poison-ives
Sumacs
Foodplants for
Acleros mackenii ,
Actias luna ,
Amplypterus panopus ,
Anthene definita definita ,
Belenois raffrayi ,
Carpatolechia decorella ,
Celastrina ladon ,
Charaxes varanes varanes ,
Chrysoritis aethon ,
C. chrysaor ,
Citheronia regalis ,
Dichorda iridaria iridaria ,
Eagris sabadius ,
Phasis braueri ,
P. clavum ,
P. thero ,
Rhodogastria amasis ,
Selepa discigera ,
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
800x620 (~58Kb) USA: Susan Creek and North Umpqua River, (43°17'57N 122°54'22W ±0.5km), Douglas Co. OR, 4.8.2001, Photo © Markku SavelaR. trilobata? R. diversiloba?
900x663 (~61Kb) USA: Susan Creek and North Umpqua River, (43°17'57N 122°54'22W ±0.5km), Douglas Co. OR, 4.8.2001, Photo © Markku SavelaR. trilobata? R. diversiloba?
The exact identification of these species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.
Rhus glabra L.
Smooth Sumac
Rhus borealis Greene
Rhus calophylla Greene
Rhus glabra var. laciniata Carr.
Rhus glabra var. occidentalis Torr.
Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Lemonade Sumac
Squawbush
Skunkbush
Smooth Sumac
Schmaltzia quinata Greene
Schmaltzia oxyacanthoides Greene
Rhus oxyacanthoides Rydb.
Schmaltzia pubescens
Rhus osterhoutii
identification uncertain 600x934 (~129Kb) USA: Colliding Rivers, Umpqua and Little River (43°17'52N 123°06'08W ±0.5km), Douglas Co. OR, 4.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela
Foodplant for
Citheronia splendens sinaloensis ,
Dichorda illustraria ,
D. rectaria rectaria ,
Dichordophora phoenix ,
Hemileuca neumoegeni ,
Nemoria intensaria ,
N. obliqua obliqua
Rhus radicans L.
Poison Oak
Eastern Poison-ivy
Poison Ivy
Rhus toxicodendron L.
Toxicodendendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
Rhus radicans var. rydbergi (Small ex Rydb.) Redh.
Toxicodendendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene
Rhus radicans ; [FPN] , 287
Rhus radicans L.;
1000x695 (~135Kb) USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 8.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
1000x667 (~88Kb) USA: Mesa Verde National Park, SW Colorado, 14.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela
Foodplant for
Marathyssa basalis ,
Paectes oculatrix
Rhus diversiloba Torr. & Gray
Poison Oak
Poison Ivy
Pacific Poison Oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Gray
Toxicodendron lobadioides
Rhus diversiloba ; [FPN] , 287
Rhus diversiloba Torr. & Gray;
Toxicodendron diversilobum ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ] ; [POWO ]
Rhus typhina L.
from (Nova Scotia - Minnesota) - NA.Georgia, Missouri. See [maps ]
Staghorn Sumac
identification uncertain 900x598 (~166Kb) USA: Near Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, King Co., WA, 2.7.2000 (cultivated), Photo © Markku Savela
identification uncertain 640x984 (~130Kb) USA: Near Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, King Co., WA, 2.7.2000 (cultivated), Photo © Markku Savela
Foodplant for
Anacampsis rhoifructella ?,
Calycopis cecrops ,
Dichorda iridaria ,
D. iridaria iridaria
Rhus copallina L.
from (S.Ontario, Maine - Minnesota) - to (Florida - Texas). See [maps ]
Dwarf Sumac
Mountain Sumac
Shining Sumac
Foodplant for
Calycopis cecrops ,
Chloropteryx tepperaria ,
Dichorda iridaria ,
D. iridaria remotaria ,
Nemoria bifilata bifilata ,
N. rubrifrontaria
var. leucantha (Jacq.) DC. South Carolina - Florida - S.Mississippi
Southern Sumac
Rhus copallina var. leucantha ; [CoL ]
Rhus vernix L.
Poison Elder
Swamp Sumac
Poison Dogwood
Poison Sumac
Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze
Rhus vernicifera DC.
Japan. See [maps ]
Lacquer Tree
Foodplant for
Ophiusa tirhaca ,
Teleiopsis latisacculus ,
T. terebinthinella
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References:
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[POWO]
Plants of the Wolrd Online ; World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
Some related literature:
[IBT]; Grimm, 1983
The Illustrated Book of Trees
Book of Trees
[FPN]; Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998
Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th edn)
Fl. Pacif. NW
[GNSP]; Wielgorskaya, 1995
Dictionary of generic names of seed plants
Dict. gen. names seed. pl.
If you have corrections, comments or
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Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.