Noun: Rhus radicans
- Climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
"Hikers learn to identify and avoid Rhus radicans to prevent painful rashes";
- poison ivy, markweed, poison oak [non-standard], Toxicodendron radicans
Type of: poisonous plant
Part of: genus Toxicodendron, Toxicodendron
Encyclopedia: Rhus radicans