Poison Ivy Overview:

Poison Ivy, scientifically called "Toxicodendron Radicans" is primarily found southeast of the Rocky Mountains below 5,000 feet elevation. It grows primarily as a vine, but in the northern and western states that it occupies it can grow as a freestanding shrub. This fragile plant secretes an oily sap called urushiol that causes an uncomfortable allergic reaction in humans who have come into contact with it.



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