Is This Poison Ivy?

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Submitted by:  Bill Egeln Date Submitted: 5/14/03 Location: Charlotte, NC Question Asked: I recently moved into a new house outside Charlotte, NC. The yard has been unkept for years, so I have been doing a lot of cleaning up. This weekend I caught a bad case of poison ivy. I haven't had it for probaly 25 years and i forgot how miserable it can be. Anyway, now I am paranoid. I am submitting several pics for your review. I just want to be sure before I start weeding some more. Also, if it is one of the poison cousins, do you have any tips as to how to get rid of it without killing the other plants? Thanks. Answer: Bill, Thanks for the nice assortment of pictures. Looks like your yard could use some serious weeding. The top picture is of our friend, Virginia Creeper. It is relatively harmless. Most people can pull it up without issue. The second picture is of wild grape. Boy this stuff is invasive! You can pull it up but the vine snaps easily making it difficult to get the root up and back it comes. The third picture looks like more of that wild grape or similar. Definitely not any poison ivy in the bunch here.