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Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
41.3375, -85.3692
Field Notes
Description:
(Wiki)..Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as poison ivy (older synonyms are Rhus toxicodendron and Rhus radicals),[1] is a poisonous North American plant that is well known for its production of urushiol, a clear liquid compound found within the sap of the plant that causes an itching, irritation and sometimes painful rash in most people who touch it.[2] The plant is not a true ivy (Hedera).
Poison ivy can be found growing in any of the following forms:
as a trailing vine that is 10–25 centimetres (3.9–9.8 in) tall
as a shrub up to 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) tall
as a climbing vine that grows on trees or some other support
Habitat:
(Wiki)...Poison ivy grows throughout much of North America, including the Canadian Maritime provinces, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and all U.S. states east of the Rocky Mountains, as well as in the mountainous areas of Mexico up to around 1,500 m (4,900 ft) (caquistle or caxuistle is the Nahuatl term
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