Common Name: poison ivy, MarkweedScientific Name: Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Ktze., syn. Rhus radicansFamily Name: Anacardiaceae - Cashew FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seeds and creeping roots Stemstrailing or climbing vine, climbing with support of aerial roots, roots with soil contact, woody Leavesalternate, shiny, margins entire to randomly toothed; 3 ovate leaflets, two lateral short stalked, central long stalked Flowers 5-petaled, yellowish-green to green, small, male and female on separate plants; axillary clusters Fruitgreen berries, turn light gray when mature