Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the young Virginia creepers Hev been huggin' the bejeepers Outa all the mornin' glories on the fence! The mornin' glories can also get ya. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:17:11 -0500 > To: "LUG@Leica-Users.org" <lug@leica-users.org> > Cc: <olympus@ml.free.fr> > Subject: [Leica] Public Service Anouncement > > Growing up in the Southern USA, I have long known the difference between > Poison Ivy, which can cause painful rashes on sensitive individuals, and > the > more common Virginia Creeper, a harmless nuisance. However, some of my > neighbors who have moved here from other areas seem to get the two > confused. > > Poison Ivy leaves grow in groups of three, and the stem is often red. > > Virginia Creeper leaves grow in groups of five. Both can have lengthy > vines, > often growing up tree trunks. > > This photo illustrates both species. Poison Ivy is in the center of the > photo, > with Virginia Creeper above it. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Poison+Ivy.tif.html > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information