Could this be poison ivy? / myLot

Unknown plant with three leaves - I am wondering if this might be poison ivy.

United States

July 7, 2010 11:51am CST

I found this three leaf plant growing all around my property, and I am worried that it might be poison ivy. I have a young son who likes to explore, so naturally I am concerned. Can anyone tell me what this plant is?

1 response

Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43915)

• Cambridge, England

7 Jul 10

This doesn't look like poison ivy. The leaves seem to be smaller, more deeply veined and with differently formed edges. It looks rather like a wild strawberry to me. Here is a picture of poison ivy for comparison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poison_Ivy_in_Perrot_State_Park.jpg

DeenaD

@DeenaD (2684)

• United States

7 Jul 10

I hope you are right! I've been looking at some other pictures online but I am having a difficult time with identifying this real life plant. Thank you for the quick response!

Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43915)

• Cambridge, England

7 Jul 10

Poison ivy has a milky sap. If you break a stem (wearing gloves or with scissors or something, of course) and the juice oozing out is white or milky, avoid it, if not then it's probably safe.

DeenaD

@DeenaD (2684)

• United States

7 Jul 10

I agree that these are most likely strawberry leaves. However, I did find a patch of other leaves that I think really are poison ivy. It's a patch of ground cover with vines starting up two trees, though only one is visible in the picture I took. I had to post it in a new thread, however, as this thread would not allow it.