Hiking or mountain biking in Iowa or the midwest is a lot more fun if you know what poison ivy looks like and can avoid it.

The trouble is that poison ivy does not always look like it does in the perfect specimen photos. Time and experience have given me a sixth sense about the plant. That is some hard earned knowledge, and I would not wish the experience of some of those poison ivy cases on anyone.

Skip the rash, and learn from these poison ivy photos!