# Why does poison ivy want to make me itch?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-poison-ivy-want-to-make-me-itch/787793>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 31, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-poison-ivy-want-to-make-me-itch/787793 "2017-05-31T19:28:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-poison-ivy-want-to-make-me-itch/787793/1 "2017-05-31T19:28:08Z")

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How does it benefit the plant? I mean, why did it evolve to be so mean?

SORRY FOR DUPLICATE POST!!!:smack: