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Magnoliopsida > Sapindales > Simaroubaceae > Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle
Synonym(s): ailanthus

Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

Selected Images from www.invasive.org
 
Number:0008442
Description:Foliage
Photographer:Paul Wray, Iowa State University
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Number:0016005
Description:Destinctive glands on ears at leaflet bases.
Photographer:James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service
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Number:1150029
Description:Seed pods
Photographer:Chuck Bargeron, The University of Georgia
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Number:2308024
Description:Trees growing along Interstate Highway 75 in Forsyth, Georgia
Photographer:Chuck Bargeron, The University of Georgia
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Number:1299006
Description:Trees growing under power lines
Photographer:David J. Moorhead, The University of Georgia
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Number:2308054
Description:Infestation along roadside
Photographer:Leslie J. Mehrhoff, Invasive Plant Atlas of New England, University of Connecticut
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Number:2308132
Description:Infestation
Photographer:John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy
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Number:0016001
Description:Mature tree with early fruit in July
Photographer:James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service
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Description:Distribution Map
Source:USDA NRCS, The PLANTS Database, September, 2003

Invasive and Noxious Weed References

  • Invasive Exotic Plant Species of Management Concern, USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, May 18, 2001 - http://www.se-eppc.org/fslist.cfm
  • Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - http://invasives.eeb.uconn.edu/ipane/current_inv.htm
  • Mehrhoff, L.J., K.J. Metzler, & E.E. Corrigan. 2003. Non-native and potentially invasive vascular plants in Connecticut. Center for Conservation and Biodiversity, University of Connecticut, Storrs. - http://www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg/
  • Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council. Invasive Exotic Plant List. December 2000. http://www.exoticpestplantcouncil.org/ky/list.htm
  • Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee. May 2001.
    http://www.se-eppc.org/states/TN/TNIList.html
  • Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia - http://www.dcr.state.va.us/dnh/invlist.pdf
Taxonomic Reference
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=AIAL

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College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Dept. of Entomology
Last updated on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 at 04:55 PM
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