| There are a lot of plants that you will want | | | | but it can also be wrinkled, rather than |
| to avoid when it comes to camping. You will | | | | smooth like poison ivy. The leaves will grow |
| want to know when you are near poison ivy, | | | | in threes, but it is more common to see |
| poison oak, and poison sumac. You will find | | | | plants with five or more leaves. Usually, |
| that these plants are very painful rashes | | | | the poison oak will go in sandy solid and |
| that will make you itch. | | | | range from places from New Jersey down the |
| | | | eastern coast to Florida, but it could also |
| When it comes to the poison ivy you will find | | | | go to places as Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. |
| that it is the most commonly found dangerous | | | | A to keep in mind is that poison ivy is the |
| plant in America. You will find that it can | | | | most common poison plant in the east, but it |
| grow into four feet scrubs and is commonly a | | | | is poison oak that is in the western states |
| ground cover. It is rarely found in elevation | | | | and more in the south. |
| in 5,000 or above, but you will find that it | | | | |
| grows in most places that people camp. You | | | | As for poison sumac, you will find that it is |
| will want to keep in mind that when it comes | | | | the least widespread plant, and it really |
| to "leaves of there, let it be". This is a | | | | isn't in many places, but the swamp areas and |
| clear and common sign of poison ivy. You will | | | | peat bogs. You will find that the leaves of |
| also find that it can be a dull green or even | | | | this plant is bluish-green with the red tips. |
| purplish. | | | | You will find that there are cream colored |
| | | | berries on this plant and it is just as toxic |
| Another common plant to avoid is poison oak. | | | | as poison oak and poison ivy. You will want |
| When it comes to poison oak, you will find | | | | to keep in mind that there are oils in this |
| that it has some multi-lobed leaves, but it | | | | plant that will spread quickly and it will |
| can also have fuzzy, fruit-like branches. The | | | | spread to other people through casual |
| leaves are mostly scalloped around the edges, | | | | contact. |