Newly emerged leaves of poison ivy can appear red in color and shiny. Photo: Mazzone Control of poison ivy vines Whenever poison ivy does not have another plant or a structure to climb, it spreads out ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WHSV) - With the warm spring weather, plants are growing, including the poisonous variety such as poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac.

Dr. Chris Holstege, medical director of the Blue Ridge Poison Center, said to be careful with plants that have three leaves. They can grow close to the ground and on vines going up trees and fence ...

Other wildlife, including deer, eat the poison ivy’s leaves. Biologists think minerals such as clay and salt eaten by deer help neutralize the plant’s toxins.

Mason Heberling, associate curator of botany at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, holds a poison ivy specimen collected in Lehigh County, Pa. in 1840, the oldest used in the study.

Have you ever heard the “leaves of three, let it be” warning to avoid poison ivy? New Virginia Tech research found that it may not be the best line of defense.

English ivy is known to be a hearty and versatile plant that can be found inside your home or outside in the garden. It's a fan favorite for its unique look with wild, winding tendrils and ...

Most of us have heard the old saying, likely from adults trying to protect us when we were young and inexperienced: “Leaves of three, let it be.” But is that truly an accurate way to id… ...

Poison ivy is a common plant that secretes an irritant oil from its leaves called urushiol. This oil is in the leaves, stems and roots of poison ivy. According to University of Florida's ...