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Toxicodendron vernix
poison sumac
Big Thicket National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Sapindales, Family Anacardiaceae, Genus Toxicodendron, Species Toxicodendron vernix


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TX: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Assateague Island National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Greenbelt Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
Oxon Run National Parkway	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	8/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 2:17:38 AM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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