Might be poison ivy. Are you itchy? Now PI has a variable leaf pattern, so if any readers have PI that does not look exactly like this, please be aware of that fact. Also, I'm not saying it is PI, just that a closer look might reveal that.

One thing I'm not seeing, that PI often exhibits, is the hair-like growths that help it attach to things. So I'm still not certain. Are there any buds formed at the twig ends? Maybe a look at those might help with ID.

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I think it is a Carrot Wood tree and you should pull it out. That one is on the exotic plants list for Florida.

It's Carrotwood. Yank it now, especially the long tap root.

It's not poison ivy. That is a vine.

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looks like Brazilian pepper to me ?? The fruits are red in the winter, Very obnoxious plant also lol gary

Oh definitely not Brazilian pepper - leaves are very different...

If I had to guess, it looks like something in the ficus family....?

It's carrotwood.

Looks like Gumbo Limbo to me . . . but I haven't seen one since I moved to Zone 9. I miss them.

Hehe....I'm not saying it is poison ivy, just that that plant does present like that at times. and for whoever up above said PI is a vine, in truth, it is a highly variable species, ranging from a groundcover-type plant to a full-fledged vine growing up tree trunks. Don't I know it-I once received a heavy dose of urushiol by cutting down an oak tree-while wearing no shirt-that had PI in vine form growing up one side. Didn't realize it in time and by then, my stomach/chest area was well-coated in chips from the saw. got pretty itchy!

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I agree it is a Gumbo Limbo seedling.

Huh. We have a big one in the front yard so that might make sense. I didn't think it was though because the leaves are so much bigger on the seedling - about twice the size I see on my tree.

thanks all!

It's possible the "seedling" is actually a plant that has been there longer than you realize, has been cut down once or more, and as such has a larger root system. This often results in exaggerated foliage size on what looks like a young plant.

Gumbo limbos are great trees. If I'm not mistaken, is there not now some disease taking hold in S. Florida, decimating the population? Hope I'm wrong about that but I doubt it.

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Not that I've heard. I really hope not. We have tons in our area and they really are beautiful trees.

i did however think that Gumbo Limbo leaves tend to be smaller - about the size of a ficus? This plant has leaves of a similar shape, but they are almost the size of my hand - twice or more the size of the leaves on my gumbo limbo.