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'Toxic sumac tree' may be an English equivalent of 'Rhus toxicodendron'. The Greek word 'Rhus' refers to the 'Sumac' members of the Anacardioidea subfamily. The Greek word 'toxicodendron' means 'toxic tree'.
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What is the scientific name for poison oak?
Poison oak can refer to one of two species of the genus Toxicodendron that are native to North America. Toxicodendron diversilobum, or Rhus diversiloba, which is the Western Poison oak, or Toxicodendron pubescens, or Rhus pubescens, which is the Atlantic Poison oak.
What is the genus for Rhus toxicodendron?
'Rhus' is the genus and 'toxicodendron' the species in the scientific name 'Rhus toxicodendron'. The genus name refers to the Sumac members of the Anacardioideae subfamily. The specific epithet 'toxicodendron' is an alert to the plant's urushiol oil. The oil may cause severe allergic reactions in humans. Wildlife won't react to the oil, but they may be carriers of the reaction when their body parts make contact with the oil and then are touched by humans.
What is the scientific name for the canary?
Canaries are a domesticated type of bird. They are popular house pets. Their scientific name is serinus canaria domestica.
What is the species name for Rhus toxicodendron?
'Poison ivy' is the common name for Rhus toxicodendron. Two of the plant's hallmark characteristics are leaves growing in groups of three and berries turning white for a part of their season. That's why the saying warns of 'leaves of three, don't touch me' and 'berries of white, run in fright'.
Poison ivy what is its species identifier?
Poison Ivy is known as Rhus toxicodendron. Its Species Identifier is toxicodendron; its Species Name is Rhus.In Linnaeus' system of classification (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species), the species name (also called the scientific name) of an organism has two parts. The first part of the name is the Genus, and the second part is the Species Identifier, usually a descriptive word.
What is the scientific name for Sumac?
The scientific name for Sumac is Rhus. There are various species of Sumac within this genus, such as Rhus typhina and Rhus copallinum.
What is poisonivy scientific name?
Toxicodendron rydbergii
What is the scientific name of staghorn tree?
Rhus typhina.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the plant Poison ivy?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Toxicodendron spp.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the plant Skunkbrush?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Rhus aromatica.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the plant Sumac?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Rhus spp.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the poisonous plant Poison ivy?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Toxicodendron radicans.
