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Poison Oak

toxicodendron diversilobum

Description:

Lovely to look at not so delightful to hold for if you should pick it you'd wish you hadn't been bold

Habitat:

forest edges, open forest

Notes:

causes severe dermitis

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4 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

I'd almost forgotten what poison ivy looks like. Looked it up. It has a similar quality to its leaf. I'm sure I wouldn't miss it. I notice they both grow in the same type of environment

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Well, at least you don't have posion ivy to look out for as well. Poison ivy is very common in my area.

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

I almost never see poison ivy here. Yes, it poison oak hugely common. Anyplace the sun gets into the forest - most trails and road cuts are lined with it

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

I was just reading about this. Is it as common as wiki says? Is it found with poison ivy too?

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

California, USA

Spotted on Jul 10, 2011
Submitted on Jul 12, 2011

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