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Submitted by:  Sonya
Date Submitted: 6/29/2003
Location: not given

Question Asked: I believe this is poison ivy. My neighbor Chris told me it wasn't, so I removed most of the vine with no protection. That's what I get for listening to him when my gut said don't mess with it! 1.5 days later my neck and some on my arm was infected terribly! Required a doctors visit.

Answer: Hi Sonya -

You've sent along 2 pictures for review. The first picture is virginia creeper. A vine which grows similar to poison ivy but definitely isn't. The second picture - that sure looks like poison ivy. It's not unusual to find both plants growing together. The poison ivy has 3 leaflets per leaf - the virginia creeper has 5 leaflets per leaf. That should help you when looking at these plants.

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Subject Author Date
Virginia CreeperKathy7/25/2008 8:32 am
picture number one faith7/5/2008 10:48 pm
WheezingPeggy7/1/2008 7:26 pm
Virgina CreeperChris6/4/2008 6:36 pm
Poison IvyWilliam Fisher5/23/2008 2:53 pm
virginia creeper vs poison ivyAmber6/3/2007 3:46 pm
could you change the pic or tej.d in memphis4/18/2007 10:45 pm
Virginia Creeper vs. Poison IvJolene2/4/2007 11:15 pm
virginia creeperPeggy6/5/2006 9:16 am
    Re: virginia creeper (Approved)Sheila7/29/2006 8:29 pm
sumac or ivy differencelucinda7/4/2005 1:00 pm
POISON IVY,OAK,&SUMAC????HELEN FROM OHIO6/11/2005 8:02 pm
virginia creeperRosa Benavides5/4/2005 10:57 am
    Re: virginia creeper (Approved)Lorrie Stanton5/18/2005 3:04 pm
      Re: virginia creeper (Approved)joyce g7/8/2005 1:43 pm
    Re: virginia creeper (Approved)Paul G.6/7/2005 11:39 pm
      Re: virginia creeper (Approved)Carol Hopkins6/8/2005 11:19 pm
        Re: virginia creeper (Approved)Steve F.6/20/2005 6:35 pm
          Re: virginia creeper (Approved)Jean Sedlak7/15/2006 2:03 pm
            Re: virginia creeper (Approved)Eva Grote4/24/2007 5:27 am
      Re: virginia creeper (Approved)Carol Hopkins6/8/2005 11:25 pm
        Re: virginia creeper (Approved)Tammy4/23/2006 4:53 pm
          Re: virginia creeper (Approved)Rob Schoppe6/13/2006 10:44 pm
            Re: virginia creeper (Approved)HMWinCT9/19/2007 10:08 am
ivy vs. creepermelody7/19/2004 8:24 pm
picture of "poison ivy"John Katko4/26/2004 12:24 pm
    Re: picture of "poison ivy" (Approved)Glen5/22/2004 10:19 pm
virginia creepterDennis McNaughten12/26/2003 10:59 pm
Poison IvyShari8/10/2003 8:20 pm
    Re: Poison IvyBetsy D.8/13/2003 10:14 pm
      Re: Poison Ivy (Approved)Tracy5/11/2004 1:08 am
Virginia CreeperWade A. Rosbach7/20/2003 4:58 pm
    Re: Virginia Creeper (Approved)Kathy Harsany8/17/2003 0:15 am
      Re: Virginia Creeper (Approved)Betsy D.8/18/2003 2:57 pm
        Re: Virginia Creeper (Approved)William Orsi8/27/2005 12:15 pm