Triadica sebifera (L.) Small
Detail
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Triadica sebifera (L.) Small
- Common Name
- Chinese Tallow Tree
- Synonym(s)
- Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Not in the Flora of Virginia; discovered after its publication.
- Comments
- This invasive exotic tree is reported as new to Virginia in Castanea 83(2):300-304 (2018), establishing a new northeastern range extension. The species is common in the Southeast from North Carolina south to Florida and west to Texas. It is classified as a noxious weed in some states.
- Habitat
- Swamp forests, typically. The Virginia station is described as a seasonally inundated Nyssa biflora swamp.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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