Ailanthus altissima

Tree-of-Heaven at Yackandandah, VIC

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Identification history

	Ailanthus altissima	9 Jun 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Rhyus	6 Dec 2021	KylieWaldon

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Pretty sure this clump of trees growing up out of almost in the creek amongst other shrubbery is a Rhyus. Not sure of full species name.

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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

26 May 2025

Toxicodendron succedaneum (L.) Kuntze ?

(Synonym, previous name and base name: Rhus succedanea L. )

Ref's (in brief, without full citations):

• Au Plant Name Index (APNI) and Au Plant Census: https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/189633/api/apni-format

• Au Plant Image Index image: https://anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/phtml?pc=dig&pn=11995&size=3

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

9 Jun 2025

Glands on lobes at base of leaf

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Location information

Coordinates 146.831049 -36.321090
Places Yackandandah, VIC

Sighting information

5 Abundance
5 Dec 2021 08:34 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon NatureMapr Hume Other Trees Plants

Additional information

1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

Ailanthus altissima Scientific name
Tree-of-Heaven Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Major weed or pest
Up to 892.89m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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Victoria

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