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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Metopium toxiferum
Phenology Observation Sheet for Broadleaf Evergreens

COMMON NAME

Poisonwood

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Metopium toxiferum

Plant family

Sumac (Anacardiaceae)

Plant group

Broadleaf Evergreens

Poisonwood can grow as a low shrub or a tree up to 45' tall.
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Identification hints

The trunk and branches exude a black sap.
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Poisonwood can cause contact dermatitis, similar to its relatives poison ivy and poison oak. The ripe fruit is eaten by the white-crowned pigeon, a rare species that nests in the Florida Keys.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Florida
HABITAT
Grows mostly in shrublands and pine woodlands.
ATTRIBUTES
Leaves
Leaves appear one at a time along the stem (alternate). Leaves are compound (multiple leaflets sharing the leaf stalk), each composed of 5-7 leaflets. Leaflets are broadly oval shaped and 4" long. New leaves are shiny, and mature leaves develop black spots.
Flowers
The small five-petaled white flowers are borne in loose clusters. The male and female flowers occur on separate trees making cross-pollination necessary for fruit production.
Fruits
The ripe fruit of poisonwood is fleshy, bright yellow-orange and bead-like, with a single hard seed inside.
Bark
Bark is characterized by patches of orange, brown, black, and gray and comes off in plates.
Bloom Time
Poisonwood trees flower all year long, but most heavily in the spring.

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