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Poison Ivy and What's Love Got to Do With It?

Some forms of love are toxic. But some love is especially good and healthy. Poison ivy can be a good and healthy love if you are a bird. There are over sixty types of birds who relish the ivy's berry. Let's not call it poison, let's call it bird ivy and just try to avoid it for ourselves. As for chemicals that kill bird ivy, leave them alone. They really are toxic.
Check out this nice site: http://www.kingdomplantae.net/poisonIvy.php

image from wikimedia commons. creative commons license. Foto from Ithaca nature trail (Stilfehler)

Zalipie

from wikipedia.    Zalipie, Poland (near Tarnow)