Maybe we should start calling this (Toxicodendron vernix) “Poison Ash” instead of “Poison Sumac.” That way, when I make a video about true Sumac, I don’t have to receive 1000s of comments saying, “Aren’t those poisonous?!”. What do you think? #sumac #rhus #poisonsumac #toxicodendron #fraxinus #ash #plantidentification #botany | Feral Foraging

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How to identify poison ivy & the rash It’s day 2 of our Prep for Summer series, here are today’s tips: 1) take out your phone. Snap a picture of the plant and your iPhone can detect what type of plant it is. As a general rule, leaves of three, leave it be. This doesn’t just go for poison ivy, there’s also poison oak and poison sumac. 2) If you have a rash, you need to download the aysa app. You upload a photo of your rash and it tells you what it’s likely to be. And this is the same app that man