POISON IVY- NOTICE THE SCALLOPED SHAPE OF THE LEAVES AND THE THREESOME [LEAFLETS THREE...LET IT BE]. ALTHOUGH NO STRICTLY SPEAKING AN INVASIVE, THIS PLANT IS A NUISANCE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU REACT TO ITS RESIN. WASH IT OFF YOUR SKIN IMMEDIATELY, USING SOAP AND ALCOHOL. STEROIDS ARE NEEDED FOR SEVERE RASHES. THIS PLANT POPS UP WHEREVER MAN HAS CLEARED LAND AND NOT ESTABLISHED NATIVE GROWTH, LIKE ALONG HIGHWAYS. THE PLANT THRIVES IN HIGH CO2 ATMOSPHERE. HARD TO DESTROY, ONE NEEDS HERBICIDE OR BURIAL.
ASIAN BITTERSWEET- A PROLIFIC VINE THAT IS SPREAD BY ITS BERRIES WHICH ARE CARRIED BY WIND AND BIRDS AS WELL AS ITS SUPERFICIAL ROOT SYSTEM [RECOGNIZABLE BY ITS ORANGE COLOR]. LIKE POISON IVY IT PROSPERS IN LAND CLEARED BY DEVELOPMENTS WHEN CONSERVATION PLANTING IS FOREGONE. ALONG THE HIGHWAYS IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND YOU CANNOT MISS THIS VINE WHICH IS NOTABLE IN ITS ATTEMPTED STRANGULATION OF NATIVE TREES. PULL IT OUT BY THE ROOTS.
