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Answer: Poison Ivy

poison ivy!!!! Rhus radicans, Yellow-white flowers May-July, white berries August.
From the cashew family, believe it or not, and superb for wildlife, if not humans.
"Leaflets three, let it be."
DO NOT TOUCH!!!!!
Poison ivy has leaves divided into three leaflets. Only the center leaflet has a stalk, and the leaves alternate on the stem.

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