Atlantic Poison Oak

Toxicodendron pubescens Mill.

Sumac family

Plant Type
Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
10.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Acharia stimulea, Archips argyrospila, Caloptilia rhoifoliella, Cameraria guttifinitella, Epipaschia zelleri, Episimus argutana, Gelechia sabinella, Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria, Lophocampa maculata, Lymantria dispar, Marathyssa basalis, Paectes oculatrix, Philotes rhoiella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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