Resources
- Invasive Species Management Plans for Florida - University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas - University of Florida
Selected Images
![]() 1264074 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Twig(s)/Shoot(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 5407202 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Foliage Karan A. Rawlins |
![]() 1879009 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Foliage Cheryl McCormick |
![]() 5005006 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Tree(s) Ronald F. Billings |
![]() 5331037 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Tree(s) Dennis Teague |
![]() 2151094 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Seedling(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2151096 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Bark Chris Evans |
![]() 2307042 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Twig(s)/Shoot(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 2131093 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Flower(s) Mark Atwater |
![]() 5402741 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Flower(s) Rebekah D. Wallace |
![]() 0016202 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Fruit(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 1264076 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Fruit(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 5369246 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Seed(s) Joseph LaForest |
![]() 5309018 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 1264077 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 2151093 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 5402740 Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera Infestation Rebekah D. Wallace |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alachua County Cogongrass Initiative
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- California Invasive Plant Council
- East Central Florida CISMA
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Florida Noxious Weeds
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Gulf of Mexico Regional Panel, Aquatic Nuisance Species Annual Report, 2001
- Jackie Poole, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (personal communication)
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Louisiana Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Mississippi Noxious Weeds
- National Wildlife Refuge Association, Silent Invasion: A Call to Action from the National Wildlife Refuge Association, 2002. Washington DC. 17 pp.
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch List B
- Texas Noxious Weeds
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Euphorbiales |
| Family: Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: Triadica |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
Chinese tallow, popcorn tree, Florida aspen, chicken tree
Related Scientific Names:
| Sapium sebiferum (L.) Small | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |




















