Poison Ivy or not? - Ask Extension
A customer came in today with photos of a poison ivy looking plant, but some characteristics defy key identification. Can you identify and suggest tr...
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Poison Ivy or not? #792371
Asked May 24, 2022, 8:40 AM EDT
A customer came in today with photos of a poison ivy looking plant, but some characteristics defy key identification. Can you identify and suggest treatment and eradication?
Alcona County Michigan
Expert Response
It is not poison ivy. These plants have 5 leaves not 3. We believe it might be wild sarsaparilla, Aralia nudicaulis.
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-sarsaparilla
https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=186
Early leaves of this plant can resemble poison ivy. This is a native plant.
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-sarsaparilla
https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=186
Early leaves of this plant can resemble poison ivy. This is a native plant.