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Scientific Name
Ailanthus altissima
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Tree-of-heaven
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Rosanae |
| Order | Sapindales |
| Family | Simaroubaceae |
| Genus | Ailanthus |
| Species | Ailanthus altissima |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Stalter and Greller, 1988: Found at Sandy Hook,Floyd Bennett Field,FT Tilden./ Stalter and Lamont, 2002: JBWR-Fields and disturbed sites./; Data Source: Stalter, 1988; Stalter, 2000; Stalter, 2002; Byer, 2002
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gleason and Cronquist, 1991; Byer, 2002
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Byer, 2002
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Byer, 2002-Rough estimate that 50 acres have been impacted by this species. One acre is being treated./
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Stalter and Lamont, 2002: More than 15 populations estimated at JBWR./; Data Source: Stalter and Lamont, 2002
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
See Weedy details above./
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
15
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
1/7/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
7/24/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Byer, 2002; Cole, 1977; Ferriera, 1997; Stalter, 1988; Stalter, 2000; Stalter, 2002, Accepted Detail: Byer, 2002
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