How To Tell The Difference Between #PoisonIvy, #PoisonOak And #PoisonSumac
https://www.grunge.com/1360693/difference-between-poison-ivy-oak-sumac/

Brain: I WANT TO SNUGGLE THE KITTY CAT!
Reptilian Brain: THE KITTY CAT IS SITTING IN A PATCH OF POISON OAK, DUMMY
Also Reptilian Brian: THAT'S NOT A KITTY CAT DUMMY, THAT'S A MOUNTAIN LION CUB, WHERE IS THE MOTHER?! #kitty #cats #caturday #wildlife #PoisonOak #ItchyItchyRashyRashy

Really appreciate my iPhone telling me what this is before I try to yank it from the ground. #poisonivy #poisonoak

Ah, fun. Secondary #poisonoak it appears. (avoided all the poison oak, but it appears someone else did not and spread the oils on bushes farther up the trail). I guess I'm going back to long pants for a bit while #hiking. #itch

Spring has sprung here in San Diego Co. So “Leaves three…” #poisonoak

@mjt Here in the Pacific Northwest, more often I encounter #PoisonOak near campsites 🏕️ and trails 🥾🥾. And this kind of quiz always reminds me of @LlewellynFalco’s #SparrowDeck.

"The #Cashew tree is a close relative to #PoisonIvy, #PoisonOak, and #PoisonSumac. Like its cousins, it excretes a nasty rash-inducing oil called #Urushiol. The shells have to be carefully steamed open to extract the edible urushiol-free nut inside." - Amy Stewart, The Drunken Botanist

The things folks will eat...

I went on a hike today, up in the coastal hills near Los Angeles. I took a trail along a (dry) streambed up through a canyon, which is variously known as George F. Canyon or Georgeff Canyon. No one knows who George (or Georgeff) was - they just found it on an old map when they dedicated the nature preserve.

There was SO. MUCH. POISON OAK. You really do not want to stray much from the path here!

#nature #plants #florespondence #trees #hiking #PoisonOak