Leaves of three, let it be. That’s the common expression to avoid run-ins with poison ivy and poison oak — common toxic-to-the-touch plants found in North Carolina’s Triangle area and beyond.

People sometimes confuse Virginia creeper with poison ivy, but there are key differences. Poison ivy has three leaves to a stem. Virginia creeper almost always has five. The two plants differ in ...

Q. Can a person get poison ivy once the leaves are gone in the fall? Is it true that Virginia creeper vines can cause the same itching symptoms? Also, are poison oak and poison ivy the same thing?

What's the difference between Virginia creeper and poison ivy? Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is often mistaken for poison ivy. Virginia creeper has five leaves, while poison ivy ...

In the fall, the berries turn white and the leaves red. Poison ivy is often mistaken for Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), another vining woody plant which is also spread widely by ...

“No,” I replied. “It’s Virginia creeper.” Students are often afraid of poison ivy because of the rash it can cause, so I always tell them how to identify the common plant. Poison ivy has ...

Poison ivy has a variety of growth habits that range from a small to large shrub, a low growing groundcover, or an aggressive vine clinging to trees. Virginia creeper, another native vine ...

The most commonly mistaken plant is Virginia creeper which some people call “five-leaf poison ivy.” It has similar growth habits to poison ivy but has five leaflets instead of the requisite ...

Another common toxic plant in New Mexico is the Virginia creeper, which is similar to poison ivy, but with deeper indentations. Also like poison ivy, Virginia creeper can cause dermatitis.

"Poison ivy leaves occur in groups of three, while (fellow Florida native) Virginia Creeper grows in a similar habitat and the leaves occur in groups of five. We would take pictures of that leaf ...