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hotpockets | 3 years ago

I got all of them right up to like 30 of them. But can we discuss something? none of the look-a-likes were the hardest one, at least in my neck of the woods. Box elder saplings. That's all, I just find it odd that so many of these poison ivy things don't include more of it. Maybe the author's don't live in Box elder zones.

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marymkearney|3 years ago

Yes agree, most common lookalike, especially seedlings, and the hardest to distinguish. The opposite, usually square, branching is distinctive, but it's a subtle difference. Once the pattern recognition kicks in, you can do it at a glance, but it took me a couple years.

hotpockets|3 years ago

!00% and they can both a bit opportunistic in new growing areas like dried up seasonal pools. Personally I think it's a bit funny that virginia/thicket creepers show up in these, but I also think they should because it's instructive for newbs.