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Triadica sebifera (L.) Small
Chinese tallow

       
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Sapium sebiferum

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Synonyms:
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

  CRSE7 Croton sebiferum L.
  SASE5 Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.
 

Distribution:
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 1 species in Triadica
 

Classification:
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

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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 Euphorbiales
Family Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus Triadica Loureiro – Chinese tallow
Species Triadica sebifera (L.) Small – Chinese tallow
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

The synonym italicized and indented below 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.

Florida:
Sapium sebiferum
Chinese tallow tree              Noxious weed
Louisiana:
Sapium sebiferum
Chinese tallow tree              Noxious weed
Mississippi:
Sapium sebiferum
Chinese tallow tree, popcorn tree              Noxious weed
Texas:
Sapium sebiferum
Chinese tallow tree              Noxious plant
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

Sapium sebiferum
Chinese tallow tree
Florida aspen
chicken tree
popcorn tree
vegetable tallow
white wax berry

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above 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.
FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

Introduced Information:
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

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.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

Sapium sebiferum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU+,FAC NO FAC NO NO NO FACU+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 522777.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

 

Related Web Sites:
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

ACE-Plant Management Information System (WES)

Bugwood: Controlling exotic plants in your forest

FL-Florida Department of Environmental Protection

FL-Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Links

FL-University of Florida Center for Aquatic

FL-University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service

Florida-Tallahassee: Chinese tallow tree

Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council

Invasion by cogongrass & Chinese tallow tree

Invasive Plant Atlas of the Midsouth (IPAMS)

LA-Tulane University

South Carolina Coop Fish & Wildlife Research: SC & LA ecological analysis

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

USGS NWRC-Chinese Tallow--Invading the Southeastern Coastal Plain

www.invasives.org

 
 
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