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Is This Poison Ivy?
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Updated June 07, 2006

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Is This Poison Ivy?
Is This Poison Ivy?

Is This Poison Ivy?

Vincent Iannelli, MD
There are a lot of different things growing here, but the question is about the main plant in the foreground with the thorns on the stem...

Is This Poison Ivy?

The fact that poison ivy doesn't have thorns makes this one easy, but I wouldn't sit on that wood post! There is plenty of poison ivy visible in the background...

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