Poison ivy or poison oak?

Poison ivy or poison oak?#337098

By FlyTrap Hunter -  Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:38 am
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- Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:38 am #337098

I can use some help. Makes me itch looking at it.
Is it poisonous?

Re: Poison ivy or poison oak?#337102

By Cross -  Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:14 am
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- Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:14 am #337102

Makes me itch looking at it too.

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Re: Poison ivy or poison oak?#337115

By Adelae -  Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:06 am
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- Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:06 am #337115

Maybe Virginia creeper?

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Re: Poison ivy or poison oak?#337116

By Nepenthes0260 -  Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:14 am
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- Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:14 am #337116

Looks a lot like Virginia creeper to me.

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Re: Poison ivy or poison oak?#337137

By SundewWolf -  Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:36 pm
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- Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:36 pm #337137

It's virginia creeper. Completely harmless. They can look similar since they both grow as vines and have reddish color on the newly emerging leaves, but VC has 5 leaflets, Poison Ivy always has 3.

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Re: Poison ivy or poison oak?#337141

By FlyTrap Hunter -  Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:12 pm
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- Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:12 pm #337141

Thanks. That makes me feel better.

Re: Poison ivy or poison oak?#337158

By thefic -  Mon Jun 03, 2019 5:29 pm
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- Mon Jun 03, 2019 5:29 pm #337158

That's Virginia Creeper as stated earlier. Completely harmless unless it overtakes the trees. Then the tree can die.

Poison ivy has 3 leaves. Posion oak has either 3,5,7, or sometimes 9 leaflets. Poison sumac is highly variable.

A good test is to take a stick and poke holes in the leaves.

Poison ivy, oak, and sumac will all have black crusted spots where you poked the holes. This takes about 24 hours to become visible. The black spots are from the urushiol leaking out of the plant. The holes can be small or large. Just toss the stick away when done poking holes.

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