Poison ivy stretching for the sun

I found this dangerous beauty during my lunch walk today. I've no idea why someone would want to introduce this in his/her garden. It's origin is North America.

It is beautiful, but if you touch it you might regret it for the rest of your life. You might not even be able to eat plants from the same family (Anacardiaceae) - so no mango, no cashew nuts and no brazilian pepper...imagine!

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