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The oil contained in the plant leaves irritates the skin.
The redness and blistering from the rash is often arranged in streaks or lines, because the leaf brushes across the body in a line as an individual walks past.
Leaves grouped in threes characterize poison ivy. The scientific name for this plant is Toxicodendron radicans.
Poison Ivy is common in the eastern and central United States
The leaves appear in groups of three.
Poison ivy grows as a small plant, as a bush, or as a vine.
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