Poison Ivy 3 Leaf Plants. Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy or poison ivy, is an allergenic Asian and Eastern North American flowering plant in the genus Toxicodendron. I discovered Poison Ivy growing on the homestead and wanted to show you and the kids what to look out for!
Poison ivy leaves vary greatly in their shape, color and texture. Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is a toxic plant that causes an itchy and sometimes painful rash in most people when they touch it. Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac grow in wooded or marshy areas throughout North America.
Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac are a hazard year-round.
Poison ivy is a common plant on the North American continent, noted for its ability to create an itchy rash on contact with skin.
Poison ivy will always have three leaflets at the end of a long stem. Its leaves grow in clusters of three. Poison-ivy is spread by seed, but it also has extensive underground stems from which new plants develop.