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Pictures of Vines Mistaken for Poison Ivy

Picture of Young Boston Ivy With Red Color

The shape of Boston ivy leaves is not consistent....
Picture showing Boston ivy leaves when young.

Picture showing Boston ivy leaves when young.

David Beaulieu
While some of its leaves are "entire," forming a single leaf, with three slightly indented lobes (as in the prior picture), other Boston ivy leaves are deeply indented (as in the picture above) or even compound, with three leaflets. When such Boston ivy leaves are young and have a reddish color, they resemble poison ivy.

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