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Scientific Name
Ailanthus altissima
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Park
Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO)
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
Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005
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: Helen Hamilton, 2007
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Engelhardt, 2005: Abundance reflects # of times a species occurred in 50 sampling plots: 1-25%=Rare; 26-50%=Uncommon; 51-75%=Common; 76-100%=Abundant./; Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
VA DCR, 2003: Highly invasive species; MISC, 2006: See Comments./
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
20
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
3/30/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Motivans 1995: Eradication of .. Invasive exotics is very time consuming and requires an ongoing management investment./ Kawecki, 1993: Over 45 species present in each zone./Kawecki, 1993: Exotic tree./Engelhardt, 2005: Encountered 20 times in 50 inventoried plots./MISC, 2006: Widely recognized by biologists and natural resource managers to degrade natural resources and/or negatively impact native species; Known to have a negative economic impact on agricultural or natural resources./, Park Species Data Source: MD DNR, 1998; Motivans, 1995; Kawecki, 1993; Brewer, 2000;Engelhardt, 2005
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