An expert from Franklin County's Keystone Health shares information about poison ivy, oak and sumac, and the effects of the poisonous plants.

While it’s worth experiencing for yourself, there are some hazards to stay aware of while doing so. One of those is poison plants: Poison oak, poison ivy and poison sumac.

Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac can make for an uncomfortable summer or fall. If you have ever experienced the blisters, swelling and intense itching of even the briefest of encounters ...

Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac can make for an uncomfortable summer or fall.

There are a number of plants to avoid in Delaware. Here's how to identify the big three – poison ivy, oak and sumac.

An expert from Franklin County's Keystone Health shares information about poison ivy, oak and sumac, and the effects of the poisonous plants.

Poison oak and poison sumac are not found in Kansas. There are forms of poison ivy that resemble both and there are other plants that can cause rashes and irritation.

Learning how to identify poison plants can save you a lot of discomforts because contact with urushiol oil from poison plants causes itching followed by a red rash and blisters.

Learning how to identify poison plants can save you a lot of discomfort because contact with urushiol oil from poison plants causes itching followed by a red rash and blisters.

Learning how to identify poison plants can save you a lot of discomfort because contact with urushiol oil from poison plants causes itching followed by a red rash and blisters.

According to the experts at poison-ivy.org, the best way to distinguish Atlantic poison oak from eastern poison ivy is by looking at the berries. If they’re fuzzy, it’s poison oak.