PLANTS Profile for Ailanthus altissima (tree of heaven)

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PLANTS Profile

Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
tree of heaven

Symbol:

AIAL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Simaroubaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

Courtesy of USDA Forest Service. Usage Requirements.

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Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

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Synonyms:
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

AIGL

Ailanthus glandulosa Desf.

Distribution:
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

View 9 genera in Simaroubaceae, 1 species in Ailanthus

Classification:
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Sapindales
Family	Simaroubaceae – Quassia family
Genus	Ailanthus Desf. – ailanthus
Species	Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle – tree of heaven

Noxious Weed Information:
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
tree of heaven		Invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
tree of heaven		Prohibited
New Hampshire:
tree of heaven		Prohibited invasive Species
Vermont:
tree-of-heaven		Class B noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

tree-of-heaven

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
Cal-IPC		California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
SEEPPC		Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
WI		Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.

Introduced Information:
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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