Could someone please help me identify these plants in my yard? I came down with a nasty rash on my arms and I'm trying to figure out if it's poison ivy. The other two photos are of a plant with a grouping of three leaves, and with bright red fruit of some kind. I'm curious about this one more than anything. Thank you in advance for any help. Jeff
Thanks Ron. How about the first two photos? Poison ivy? Edit: Never mind, I can see the berries on that bush as well.
There is a lot of Ivy Hedera helix in the background in the first two pics; although nothing like as bad as Poison-ivy, its sap can give a rash in a few sensitive people. Otherwise, was it just bad scratches from the thorns on the Rubus leucodermis? Duchesnea indica is now Potentilla indica: Eriksson, T., Hibbs, M. S., Yoder, A. D. Delwiche, C. F. & Donoghue, M. J. (2003). The Phylogeny of Rosoideae (Rosaceae) based on sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA and the TRNL/F region of chloroplast DNA. Int. J. Plant Sci. 164(2): 197–211. http://www.biology.duke.edu/yoderlab...al,%20IJPS.pdf (pdf file).
Michael, thanks. I'm not sure these plants had anything to do with my rash. From responses in this thread I'm guessing they didn't. I don't remember being scratched by them, it was just very slight contact. The only other suspect on my list is our neighborhood feral cat. He visits every afternoon and I might have picked up some urushiol from petting him. Just a wild guess, but I'm really at a loss to explain this. I don't do any hiking or gardening.
