Autumn ivy, as with all the other growth forms of poison ivy, is still “poisonous.” The leaves on the vine form are becoming weathered and worn, tattered and torn, and just plain old this deciduous plant, which is its way of saying autumn’s beginning. The leaflets of the plant’s trifoliate leaves are still there to cause discomfort to some.
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