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Toxicodendron radicans

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Description:

Three leaves - trifoliate with three almond-shaped leaflets; trailing vine, contains urushiol which is a clear liquid compound in the sap of the plant that causes a painful itchy rash; considered an unwelcome weed to humans but iscommonly eaten by many animals, and the seeds are consumed by birds; deciduous, leaves turn reddish yellow in fall

Habitat:

edge of woods

Notes:

Identified Ada Bott

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Toxicodendron radicans

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