Subject: Re: Poison oak

From: [email-masked] (F. Johnson)
Date: 26 Apr 1996 13:39:39 GMT

In <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Dennis J. McTigue) writes:
>Can anyone tell me where (which regions of the U.S.) poison oak is most 
>commonly found?  Is it limited to the west coast, or is there a variety in the 
>east?   We're trying to specifically determine if poison oak is likely to 
>occur in Ohio.  Thanks.

Western poison oak is Toxicodendron diversilobum.

In Ohio you will have Toxicodendron radicans (poison
ivy) and maybe T. vernix (poison sumac), both of which
produce the same sort of contact dermatitis that you get
>from  poison oak.

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From: [email-masked] (Dennis J. McTigue)
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 02:29:41 GMT