Atlantic Poison Oak vs Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron pubescens compared with Toxicodendron radicans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Poison Oak	Eastern Poison Ivy
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Anacardiaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus same	Toxicodendron	Toxicodendron
Species	Toxicodendron pubescens	Toxicodendron radicans

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Poison Oak and Eastern Poison Ivy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Toxicodendron.

Conservation Status

Atlantic Poison Oak

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Poison Ivy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Poison Oak	Eastern Poison Ivy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Poison Oak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Italy, and United States.

Eastern Poison Ivy

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Atlantic Poison Oak

The Atlantic Poison Oak (Toxicodendron pubescens) is a species in the genus Toxicodendron. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇮🇹 Italy 🇺🇸 United States