Western Poison-ivy - Toxicodendron rydbergii
Other Names:
Rhus radicans, Toxicodendron radicans var. rydbergii, Rhus toxicodendron
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
S5
C-value:
4
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Rhizomatous subshrub, shrub, or (rarely) vine. Stems erect, 10–50 cm, pubescent, branched and bearing leaves above. Herbage glabrous, sparsely pubescent on veins, allergenic. Leaves trifoliate, long-petiolate; leaflets ovate, remotely serrate to entire, 2–12 cm long, shiny above; lateral leaflets asymmetrical. Inflorescence an axillary, few-branched panicle. Flowers white; petals 2–3 mm long, dark-veined. Drupes crowded, globose, greenish-yellow, 4–6 mm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).