chainfruit vs Poison Sumac

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Poison Sumac
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Toxicodendron
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Toxicodendron vernix

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Poison Sumac share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.