Is this Poison Ivy? Click for a larger image. I’m afflicted with the stuff every year, so clearly I cannot identify it. Thought about weeding while waiting for the roofer, but… not this noxious looking plant… Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest Share on Evernote !Share
Pam Post authorMay 1, 2012 at 12:49 pm Yep; ‘leaves of three, let me be’. There are a lot of plants that look like poison ivy but aren’t evil, though… :???:
patti May 1, 2012 at 2:10 pm not what the poison ivy leaves here look like – however one of the obnoxious things about poison ivy is that it has more than one look…
Peter May 2, 2012 at 1:29 am Looks more like Poison Oak than Ivy. Poison Ivy is a vine growing on trees and poles, fences and suchlike.
Pam Post authorMay 2, 2012 at 7:40 am I think you’re right about it not being poison ivy… Mike went through a website -or several- with p.i. pictures and none matched up… The search continues! OR… every plant like this I see gets one swipe across my arm until I find the culprit.
Doesn’t the saying go “if it has 3 leaves, let it be”?
Yep; ‘leaves of three, let me be’. There are a lot of plants that look like poison ivy but aren’t evil, though… :???:
not what the poison ivy leaves here look like – however one of the obnoxious things about poison ivy is that it has more than one look…
Really? Crap. Thanks anyway!
Looks more like Poison Oak than Ivy. Poison Ivy is a vine growing on trees and poles, fences and suchlike.
I think you’re right about it not being poison ivy… Mike went through a website -or several- with p.i. pictures and none matched up… The search continues! OR… every plant like this I see gets one swipe across my arm until I find the culprit.
Concrete the whole thing and paint it green.
Nah, not enough green as it is…