Then I sat through a sweat lodge and probably gave it to the people sitting next to me. I created the below tutorial to help you identify it in various stages, and to tell you what things you can do if you manage to touch it, or if you break out in an itchy poison ivy rash. A classic picture of poison ivy. This is early fall and the leaves are starting to turn colors, but you can see the three leaf configuration clearly as well as the general shape of the leaf. Note that this picture does not have slightly lobed leaves.
Some poison ivy does have mild lobes along the leaf edge.
You can also see where the stem has been broken and has a black tint to it by the brown leaf. In the background, there's some baby oak trees. Healthy poison ivy on a tree. Grandfather poison ivy. Closer look at poison ivy on a tree.