Poison ivy can grow as a vine or shrub, with leaves in clusters of three. The leaflets are glossy, pointed, and the middle leaflet has a longer stalk. It often has a red stem and the plant may ...

Poison ivy grows vigorously throughout much of North America. It can grow as a shrub up to about 1.2 m (4 ft) tall, as a groundcover 10-25 cm (4-10 in) high, or as a climbing vine on various supports.

Poison ivy takes on different appearances at different times of year. Most often, its leaves are composed of three leaflets apiece (as referenced in the childhood rhyme, “leaves of three, let it ...

poison ivy is actually something we don’t really have much in california. IT’S MORE OF AN EAST COAST PROBLEM. SO POISON OAK IS REALLY WHAT WE WORRY ABOUT HERE IN CALIFORNIA.