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Plant Description:
Name:poison ivy
Scientific Name:Toxicodendron radicans
Family:Anacardiaceae
Type:Broadleaf
Lifecycle:Perennial
Habit:Its stems are slender, from gray to red-brown, sparingly pubescent or glabrous, slender aerial roots present and older growth becomes densely covered and "hairy" in appearance; buds are stalked, naked, fuzzy brown, 1/4 inch long.
Leaves:The leaves are toxic and have 3 leaflets, 7 to 10 inches long. These leaflets are ovate and irregularly toothed, shiny green above, and paler below.
Leaf Arrangement:Alternate
Characteristics:

Poison Ivy is recognized by its 3-parted
leaves. It also stands out in the fall, when the leaves turn brilliant
shades of red and orange.

Flower Seed Head:<p><tt><tt><font face="times new roman,times,serif">Small and yellowish-green.  It appears in clusters, present late spring to early summer.</font></tt></tt></p>
Seed Fruit:Greenish white, round, 1/4 inch in diameter, borne in a <br />hanging cluster, ripe in late summer and persist through winter.<!--StartFragment -->
Where Found:May be present as a low (6 to 18 inches), spreading <br />&quot;carpet&quot; on the forest floor, as a climbing vine, or as a bush.<!--StartFragment -->

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