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Western Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene)

Also known as Rydberg’s poison ivy.

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Western Poison Ivy
Photo © colinpena, CC BY 4.0.

Summary

A rhizomatous shrub native to the interior West and North of North America that can cause a dangerous allergic reaction upon contact with its sap.

Range - Expand

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Native
Native or Not Present

This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.

Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.

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Photo © Leanne Stacy Reitan, Public Domain.
Photo © colinpena, CC BY 4.0.
Photo © Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0.
Photo © Jesse, CC BY 4.0.
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Photo © Bob Nieman, CC BY 4.0.