Poison ivy - also recognized as as toxicodendron radicans - is a type of plant that is counted to be apart of the Anacardiaceae category. Several of us learned about this plant when we were kids and were ordered to stay far from it as we possibly can. Those of us who did not listen to the rul soon discovered about the rash that it can stimulate and which would leave us in pain for a week.

This plant is not really an ivy - but is a kind of a woody vine that has the ability to develop the liquid urushiol. This is a type of skin irritant that stimulates the rash to appear on anybody who attempts to feel it. This rash will make the person very itchy. It requires be treated with special ointments.

You will be able to recognise the poison ivy plant by its common leaves of three. Each of the blades are almond shaped and is the one thing that really distinguishes it from other plants. The plant will also have berries that are a gray-white color and which are consumed by birds during the winter.

The younger plants will have light green leaves and as they develop this color will turn into a dark green. The blades are between 3 to 12 centimeters long and will have a few teeth on the edges of it. Along the vine you will find that the leaves are bundled together.

These plants will not be discovered growing in desert or arid places. Rather they are oftentimes growing in the woody areas. This is why they are often tricky to see because they can blend in well with the plants that surround them.

Individuals find it quite difficult to do away with the poison ivy plant because it has the ability to develop both sexually and vegetatively. The vines will thrust out adventitious roots or the plant will only extended from the root crowns. The seeds can be scattered by the animals in the area after they have eaten sections of it and then had it run out of their digestive system.