What is Poison ivy?
A scientist would say Toxicodendron radicans kingdom | Plantae (plants) phylum | Magnoliophyta (flowering plants) class | Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons) order | Sapindales (maples, citruses, mahogonies, cashews, ...) family | Anacardiaceae (sumac family) genus | Toxicodendron species | Toxicodendron radicans (eastern poison ivy). Src: Wolfram|Alpha
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Poison ivy is a 3-leaved plant found in many areas that contains a rash inducing chemical called urushiol. ChaCha again!
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Poison ivy is a plant that has an irritating substance or oily resin called urushiol (u-ROO she-ol) that causes an itchy rash.
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Poison Ivy is a 3 leafed plant that contains an oil caused Urushiol, which is very potent and causes an itchy rash.
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Poison ivy is a harmful vine or shrub in the cashew family. It grows plentifully in parts of the US and southern Canada.
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Poison ivy is one of many plants that produce a resin called an urushiol that can cause an allergic rash. Related plants...MORE?
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