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Ailanthus altissima
Tree-of-heaven
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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:		MI: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Capitol Reef National Park	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
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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	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:	10/6/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 5:39:27 PM

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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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