Toxicodendron pubescens (syn. Rhus pubescens), commonly known as Atlantic poison oak or eastern poison oak, is an upright shrub which can cause contact dermatitis for most people.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Toxicodendron radicans — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Toxicodendron
- Species
- Toxicodendron pubescens
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