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Pacific Poison Oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Photo by rbumrbum
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37.2284, -122.112

Field Notes

Habitat:

Californian mountain forests.

Notes:

Poisonous to touch.

Reference Links:

Western Poison-oak - Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene - Over…, Toxicodendron diversilobum

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Comments (3)
Jellis
Not that I know of, but I don't want to test to find out.
rbumrbum
Is the poison weaker in winter for energy conservation?
Jellis
Always a misconception when some think that only the leaves are poisonous. Even the berries, flowers, stems and branches are. Even in the winter when they are hard to see because of the lack of leaves.

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PublishedDecember 29, 2015

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