poison-ivy Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze   symbol: TORA2
	Leaf: Alternate, pinnately compound with 3 leaflets, 7 to 10 inches long, leaflets are ovate and irregularly toothed, shiny green above above, paler below. TOXIC. Flower: Monoecious; small, yellowish green, appearing in clusters, present late spring to early summer. TOXIC. Fruit: Greenish white, round, 1/4 inch in diameter, borne in a hanging cluster, ripe in late summer and persist through winter. TOXIC. Twig: Slender, gray- to red-brown, sparingly pubescent or glabrous, slender aerial roots present and older growth becomes densely covered and "hairy" in appearance; buds are stalked, naked, fuzzy brown, 1/4 inch long. TOXIC. Bark: Dark gray, densely covered in aerial roots. TOXIC. Form: May be present as a low (6 to 18 inches), spreading "carpet" on the forest floor, as a climbing vine, or as a bush.
	No range map exists for this species. See a map of the states in which Toxicodendron radicans can be found (opens a new window). USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Toxicodendron radicans is native to North America.