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Ailanthus altissima
tree-of-heaven
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		tree-of-heaven
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Sapindales, Family Simaroubaceae, Genus Ailanthus, Species Ailanthus altissima


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O, BI
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: SNA; MD: SNA; VA: SNA; WV: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 10 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Bandelier National Monument	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Camp Nelson National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	John Muir National Historic Site
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manzanar National Historic Site	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Petrified Forest National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/12/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 7:30:12 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

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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