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Ailanthus altissima
Tree of heaven
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

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


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low
Life form - Large Tree
Park Rank - Park scarce
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative Upland
Bloom Time - May
Bloom Time - June
Exotic Plant Category - Exotic Plants Category 1


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O, BI
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNA; TN: SNA
Evidence:		15 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	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
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	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	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:	2/26/2020

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/1/2025 12:22:23 AM

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