Toxicodendron pubescens

Atlantic poison oak

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Toxicodendron
Species:
T. pubescens
Binomial name
Toxicodendron pubescens
Synonyms
  • Rhus pubescens (Mill.) Farw.
  • Rhus toxicodendron L.

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.