Toxicodendron radicans
eastern poison ivy

Native to Florida

Some might wish poisonous poison ivy were not native to Florida, but it is. Poison ivy can run along the ground, or grow high into the trees. It can be herbaceous, or it can become woody and branching, as in the left-most picture above. It always has the distinctive arrangement of three leaves.

Poison ivy is common in floodplain forests, swamps and disturbed sites. It flowers in the spring and summer.

Click here to see the herbarium specimen image of the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HERBARIUM DIGITAL IMAGING PROJECTS.