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Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family, Vitaceae.It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala.
The plant is poisonous, containing cardiostimulant compounds such as adonidin and aconitic acid. [38] Aesculus hippocastanum: horse-chestnut, buckeye, conker tree Sapindaceae: All parts of the raw plant are poisonous due to saponins and glycosides such as aesculin, causing nausea, muscle twitches, and sometimes paralysis. [39] Agave spp.
Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy [3] or poison ivy, is an allergenic flowering plant that occurs in Asia and eastern North America. The species is well known for causing urushiol-induced contact dermatitis , an itchy, irritating, and sometimes painful rash, in most people who touch it.
What does poison ivy look like? Poison ivy can grow as a vine or a small shrub, trailing along the ground or even climbing low plants, trees and poles.Look for three glossy leaflets. The common ...
Poison ivies can grow as small plants, shrubs, or climbing vines. [4] They are commonly characterized by clusters of leaves, each containing three leaflets, [4] hence the common expression "leaves of three, let it be". [5] These leaves can vary between an elliptic to egg shape and will have either smooth, lobed, or toothed margins.
Poison Ivy, a well-known toxic plant common in Texas especially during the spring and summer, causes an itchy painful rash. This is caused by its sap that has a clear liquid called urushiol.
The plants grow as creeping vines, climbing vines, shrubs, or, in the case of lacquer tree (T. vernicifluum) and poison sumac , as trees. While leaves of poison ivy and poison oaks usually have three leaflets, sometimes there are five or, occasionally, even seven leaflets.
Toxicodendron diversilobum is extremely variable in growth habit and leaf appearance. It grows as a dense 0.5–4 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –13 feet) tall shrub in open sunlight, a treelike vine 3–9 m (10–30 ft) and may be more than 30 m (100 ft) long with an 8–20 centimetres (3 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches) trunk, as dense thickets in shaded areas, or any form in between.