Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle – Bożodrzew gruczołkowaty – Tree of heaven

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Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Currently present in the environment

Reproducing in the environment

Numbers or/and range increasing

Invasive alien species

According to the decree of the Council of Ministers of December 9, 2022, on the list of invasive alien species of Union concern and the list of invasive alien species of Poland’s concern, remedial actions and measures aimed at restoring the natural state of ecosystems, the Tree of heaven is a widely spread invasive alien species of Union concern.

Occurrence

Map of occurrence

Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.

Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl

References

• Jackowiak B., Bąbelewski P., Tokarska-Guzik B. 2018. Ankieta oceny stopnia inwazyjności Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle w Polsce, na podstawie protokołu Harmonia+PL – procedura oceny ryzyka negatywnego oddziaływania inwazyjnych i potencjalnie inwazyjnych gatunków obcych w Polsce Generalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska link
• Tokarska-Guzik B., Dajdok Z., Zając M., Zając A., Urbisz A., Danielewicz W., Hołdyński C. 2012. Rośliny obcego pochodzenia w Polsce ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem gatunków inwazyjnych. 1-197. Generalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska, Warszawa link

Life form: Tree

Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Simaroubaceae

Polish synonyms: Ajlant wyniosły

English synonyms: Ailanthus; Copal tree; Tree-of-heaven