Which of these pictures is poison ivy?
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Jeff C
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Leaves of three, let them be. But, I often see all sorts of weeds or plants that have three leaves. Any way to differentiate?
Fellow at work suggested this was poison oak
13 answers
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Here are some good pointers for identification, Jeff: http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/toxra.htm
Douglas Hunt
on Jul 22, 2012
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The last three are poison ivy.
Pam
on Jul 22, 2012
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I'm glad I live in the west...poison ivy is pretty rare at 8500 feet in the rockies....growing up in MI though I learned to recognize it when I was 8-10 years old...the last three pics
KMS Woodworks
on Jul 22, 2012
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The first four pics are of a common weed easily pulled. Think I let that one go one year and it had gorgeous flowers, but the seed were large spiny things that hurt the dogs feet and got everywhere.The last three are hard to tell. It would be better if next time if you included the stem were the leafs attach in your pics. But that might not have even helped when they are so small. I would err to the safe side and pull up with a gloved hand. DO NOT burn or compost it.
Therese Ryan-Haas
on Aug 09, 2013
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you have nightshade and poison ivy there. I commented on each so you can tell the difference. They both need to be taken out. When you remove the poison ivy, use gloves that can be discarded as the resin will be on them and you'll infect yourself when you handle the gloves again as well as any tools you handle with the gloves.
Peg
on Aug 09, 2013
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I have to add to Peg's post about pulling it out. If you do not know if you are allergic to it, you want to cover up with long sleeves, pants, boots, and cover any bare skin and carefully pull it out. Then wash everything and go in and take a shower! I can tell you from getting it every year for about 40 years that the oils can be airborn from pulling it out or I get it from contact if my animals or my husband touch it. Better yet, is you can, spray it and let it die and dry up then cover up and pull it out. Be careful.
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Aug 22, 2013
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Help answer this question...Take a shower in cold water. Hot will open your pores and cause you problems. My husband is highly allergic and was told by a doctor to shower in cold water.
Jeanie Beanie
on Oct 12, 2013
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So this year, I ended up getting poison ivy on me, again! Even after taking precautions not to! For the first time, I was able to battle through it without having to get a $100.00 shot. It started off as one bump here, then another there, and another there. I did scratch a little but for the most part, I went crazy with creams which helped just enough. Never put hot water on skin that has poison ivy. I did that my first time around and although it felt wonderful, it opened the pores of the skin, all of the bumps oozed out and I looked like I had a flesh eating virus. I've attached pictures to show people that showering in HOT water does NOT help the situation. These pictures were from the first time I ever had poison ivy. Each follow up time I get infected, it has less of an effect on me.
Jeff C
on Oct 16, 2013
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The first 3 or 4 look like nightshade to me, too. I have been pulling it out for the 20+ years we have lived here. For some reason, it always has the holes in the leaves more than other plants or weeds. It has very small white to purple flowers. I don't put these in my compost bins because one of the first years it grew all over the bins and surrounding area.
TJ
on Oct 24, 2013
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I agree with everything the others have said. One thing that they did not mention is DO NOT BURN IT. That puts it airborn and getting it in your lungs is a very bad thing. Different people have different susceptibility to it. As a country kid, I alwys had a couple of bumps of it pretty much all summer. When I was about 18 I got a very bad case of poison oak. Ended up having to get a shot every day for a week. Until I was almost 30, I could go pull ivy or oak out with my bare hands and not get it at all. Then I moved into a new house where there was a landscaping mound with some oak on it. Must have been a different strain or something because I got a spot on my wrist. Within 24 hours I had blood poisoning within a couple of inches of my shoulder. Off to the emergency room we go. From then on within 5 minutes of being near it, (even if I don't see it right away) my skin will start feeling irritated. If it is away from things that you want to save (not including large trees) covering it with salt does a good job of killing it if you do not want to spray it with chemicals. I like BrushBGon best other than agricultural grade RoundUp which the common person cannot get.
Sue Kiene
on Jun 13, 2016
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The last three pics look more like poison ivy, the others look more like poison sumac
Gai4987247
on Aug 03, 2016
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The last 3 looks like poison ivy
Judy
on Aug 19, 2016
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None of these are poison ivy.
Carole McBride
on Aug 24, 2016
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