Poison Oak--Beware! by Gwyn Tyger
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Comments (3)
PapaGuru
Poison? More informarion please?
Gwyn Tyger
this poison oak plant looks like and grows with the oak trees and is found all thru California. many like myself, as a surveyor, are highly allergic to it and break out in a devistating itchy rash that can quickly spread all over the body. if not controled and with shots and/or Calimine lotion the rash will continue to spread and could incapcitate a person. if you breath in the smoke from a brush fire that has poison oak burned in, your lung could swell up and you could die from it if not treated.
redawg2
Great information Gary!I had an idea to write a photo-illustration book years ago.Thought it would be valuable to document medicinal,edible,and poisonous plants.But I never had the photo equipment to do so!I still think it is a great idea and could actually be quite useful for people in the field.It's been a while since I encountered Poison Oak in the wild.But I am well aware of it's dangers.Thanks for sharing this!:):):)