Poison ivy loves summer weather almost as much as your kids do—avoid the telltale red, itchy rash by making sure you can spot it. Look for:
• Clusters of three pointy leaves
• Leaves that are green in the spring and summer, reddish-orange in the fall and look like a furry rope in winter (yes, you can get poison ivy in the winter)
• Leaf clusters where the middle leaf has a longer stem
• White or translucent berries
Visit sites like poison-ivy.org and wikihow.com/Identify-Poison-Ivy for more info.
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