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1. A rash from poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac is caused by an oil found in these plants called urushiol. When this oil touches your skin, it often causes an itchy, blistering rash. Most people can safely treat the rash at home.

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2. Sep 28,  · But this week I heard from a very sharp-eyed cyclst named Karin Turer that she had spotted an area of 5-leaf poison ivy along the Arlington bike path in Cambridge. As she sounded very knowledgeable, I went to meet there at the spot, and sure enough there was the smoking gun: an area about 20 x 20 feet of poison ivy ground vine, most all of it.

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3. Springtime poison ivy starts out with small leaves that have a bit of a reddish or orangey tinge. Summertime poison ivy has bigger leaves that are green. Fall's version of poison ivy is magnificent, with leaves in bright yellow, orange, or red colors. Wintertime poison ivy is a just a bare vine, often with aerial roots hanging down.

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4. Poison ivy is a green (or often red) three-leafed plant that generally grows low to the ground, unless it is climbing a tree or other structure. The leaves may be either toothed or smooth-edged.

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5. Poison ivy can appear as ground cover (4–10 inches), upright bushes or shrubs (up to 4 feet), and as vines that climb trees. Stem arrangement. Each group of three leaflets grows on its own thorn-less stem and alternates arrangement. These stems all connect to the main vine, which is covered in hair.

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6. Apr 17,  · Poison ivy rash is caused by contact with poison ivy, a plant that grows almost everywhere in the United States. The sap of the poison ivy plant, also known as Toxicodendron radicans, contains an.

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7. Dec 25,  · Poison ivy is a common plant on the North American continent, noted for its ability to create an itchy rash on contact with skin. It is an extremely adaptable, persistent type of vegetation and as a result, it can be easy to accidentally become affected%(59).

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8. Poison Ivy (Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley (/ ˈ aɪ z l i /) is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in Batman stories. Poison Ivy was created by Robert Kanigher and Sheldon Moldoff, and made her debut in Batman # (June ).. Poison Ivy has been portrayed as a love interest of Batman. She has teamed up on occasion with fellow villains Catwoman and Created by: Robert Kanigher, Sheldon Moldoff.

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