Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
poison ivy
poison ivy
February 4,
Blue Hills Reservation, Milton
Evidence of either human
self-sacrifice or ignorance...
In a bold attempt to save
the hickory tree, someone cut
the climbing poison ivy stems
with an axe, thus creating
a dangerous situation for himself.
The injured vine must have been
emitting a volley of its highly
allergenic essential oil
with each strike.