Summer is in full bloom and so are plants and weeds that can cause you harm. Outdoor enthusiasts, gardeners and just about everyone else should know about poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac and ...

Summer is finally here, so that means it's time for hikes in woods and trips into the outdoors. But if you're not careful, you might come across an unwelcomed part of nature — poison ivy. So before ...

While those shiny green leaves lining the base of a tree might look harmless, poison ivy isn't anything to mess around with, especially when the results of touching it are an itchy red rash that lasts ...

Gardeners and hikers beware: Poison ivy may look like an unassuming plant, but it's one you're going to want to be able to identify before you wind up with an uncomfortable rash. If you do come home ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — From the deserts to the mountains, the Land of Enchantment has a lot of nature – much of it beautiful, and some of it warranting caution. That includes toxic, or poisonous plants ...

I have to admit I have been remiss with respect to some topics. In most cases it was because I wrongly assumed some things were so widespread and common that any column of that type would simply be ...

“Leaves of three, let it be.” Though good advice, there should be another line to this little advisory refrain that says: “But not always.” Everyone knows, having been familiar with this warning about ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Pacific poison oak is found throughout Western Oregon and Washington and can cause painful rashes and blisters. Luckily, the plant is avoidable if you know what to look for.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Poison hemlock, one of the most poisonous plants known to man, is now in its flowering period and has been slowly spreading throughout Ohio. This plant tends to grow alongside bike ...