Toxicodendron vernix

Plant Characteristics

Habit		shrub
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Poisonous:	☠	Very poisonous

Cultivation

Features:	✓	deciduous, fall color

Scientific Names

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Read about Toxicodendron vernix in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rhus vernix, Linn. (R. venenata, DC.). Poison Sumac. Poison Elder. Shrub or tree, to 20 ft.: lfts. 7-13, oval to oblong, acuminate, cuneate at base, undulate, glabrous or slightly pubescent beneath usually 2-4 in. long: fls. greenish, in loose axillary panicles 3-8 in. long: fr. subglobose, gray, flattened, 1/5in. across. Swamps, R. I., Ont., and Minn., south to Fla. and La.—Very poisonous: foliage turns to a brilliant scarlet in autumn. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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