Here's how to tell poison ivy from look-alike plants. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Poison ivy has compound leaves, meaning several leaflets are on one petiole or stalk.

A flourishing poison ivy plant. Coming into contact with its sap oil will likely cause an itchy rash. iStock/Getty Images Plus. If you're not sure whether the plant in front of you is poison ivy ...

Summer is finally here, so that means it's time for hikes in woods and trips into the outdoors. But if you're not careful, you might come across an unwelcomed part of nature — poison ivy. So ...

Poison ivy can grow as a vine or shrub, with leaves in clusters of three. The leaflets are glossy, pointed, and the middle leaflet has a longer stalk. It often has a red stem and the plant may ...

Unlike many look-alikes, poison sumac has cream-colored berries in the fall. Avoidance of these plants is not always practical, especially when they are growing in your flower beds.

Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac are all known to cause an itchy rash. But they’re not the only plants that can irritate your skin. Get to know wood nettle, stinging nettle, leadwort ...

What does poison ivy look like? How to ID the plant. Poison ivy belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, and there are about 30 species that grow in the Americas, but mostly Asia, ...

In addition to poison ivy, there are a few other related plants that can cause the same allergic rash: poison oak and poison sumac. With the plants lurking on forest grounds or wrapped around ...

What does poison ivy look like? Here's a guide to help you spot poisonous plants 4-minute read. Manahil Ahmad. ... all parts of the poison ivy plant release an oil called urushiol.

As with poison oak and sumac, poison ivy produces urushiol oil that causes an allergic reaction to almost anyone who touches it. The itchy rash that develops is a type of allergic contact ...