Latin name: Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torrey & A. Gray) E. Greene Pronunciation: tox-i-ko-DEN-dron di-ver-si-LO-bum Common name: Western poison oak Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac) Habitat: Thickets and wooded places to about 5000' in coastal sage scrub, chaparral and oak woodlands from Baja to Canada Blooming period: March to May Name derivations: 1) Toxicodendron 2) diversilobum |
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