Need help with weed identification.

4 years ago

I recently moved to a new house and a part of the backyard is an overgrown mess. I have become allergic/sensitive to a lot of plants/things since I moved down to FL

but a few weeks ago, I had a particularly bad allergic reaction. I think I came into contact with some poison ivy/oak/sumac. I have looked at pictures online to help with identification but am not sure. I am posting the pics of what I think might be the most likely culprits.

Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Fori

4 years ago

I think you do have some poison ivy mixed in there (in all but the 2nd and 3rd photos). It can look a little different in different locations which makes it tricky to ID sometimes. The local extension service might be able to help ID for sure...or some fellow Floridians.

You have some unpleasant work ahead of you! Good luck!

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ritaweeda
4 years ago
The second photo looks like Virginia Creeper which isn't a problem. The third one looks like Sumac but I can't tell which one. There is one that isn't a problem but there is one that is poisonous like poison ivy. So use gloves (carefully) and take specimens to the county extension agency for ID's. We have these plants here and we are in Brooksville.
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dirtygardener
4 years ago
The first one looks like wild clematis, probably C. Virginiana. It comes up all over my yard. The second one is Virginia Creeper. The third looks like sumac, the fourth looks like it might be poison ivy, but it also sort of looks like a wild Passiflora. The last one looks like clematis, again, probably C. Virginiana.
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
No.1 is not clematis (nether is the last one).....that is very likely poison ivy. No.2 is Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinqefolia, and people who have a sensitivity can develop a strong reaction to this plant as well....contact dermatitis.....just not to same the degree as poison ivy produces. So it IS - or certainly can be - a problem!

btw, if you want fast and accurate plant or weed ID's, post your question in the Name That Plant forum. That is it's whole purpose!! One of the most active forums on this website :-)
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vml68
Original Author
4 years ago
Gardengal - I did not know about the Name That Plant forum. I will definitely post there. Thanks.
dirtygardener
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Wild clematis looks a lot like poison ivy, but the leaves are much smaller, and poison ivy grows quickly into a bush, whereas wild clematis will eventually vine. Pull it up just to be sure, though.