Update: I e-mailed Betsy Dunphy at the Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac Information Center. She says it is not poison ivy (whew!) and looks like a type of bean, such as the Hyacinth Bean. Thanks, Betsy!
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There is no poison ivy in coastal California. Poison oak, yes. I can recognize that pretty easily.Poison ivy is another matter. In the first place, I haven't grown up around it. In the second, there are so many subtle variations of it, and so many impostors.
So...I'm wondering What is this vine that I found sprouting up in my garden, and should I be afraid?
A close up of the leaves. Those two huge ones in the background are from the original sprout. That's the bark of a tree behind it.
Another shot.
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That really does look like hyacinth bean. Makes some kickass lavender/purple flowers, grows fast and I'm told, that the beans are actually edible. So far, I've just been planting mine.
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