Poison Ivy Jagged Leaves. The edges of the leaflets can be smooth or have a few big jagged "teeth". Usually the leaf edges are a little more jagged, and the leaves are slightly smaller.
Brushing against a poison ivy plant can cause a red, itchy rash with swelling, bumps and blisters. The part of the poison ivy that causes trouble is its sap, which has uroshial oil and. The leaves also have a more jagged serration than the poison ivy and seem to be thicker and larger on the more mature leaves.
The sun-facing side of the leaf has tiny hairs on it and is a darker shade of green than the.
The poison ivy does not have the symmetry of the other plant.
Get to know wood nettle, stinging nettle, leadwort. Poison oak is basically the same plant as poison ivy but looks slightly different. Frequently, the rash takes a linear form (as in the top-left corner of the photo) due to the way the plant sweeps across the skin.