+Hidden Florida Really appreciate this and the other dangerous plant videos you've done. Keep up the good work! (P.S. - for some reason, I think this might be an inactive RUclips channel for you; new channel renamed, etc. Please comment if you read this.)
Another identifying characteristic I've heard for poison ivy and poison oak is that the two opposite leaflets sometimes virtually mirror each other, such as with dents and jagged parts, whereas the terminal leaflet has symmetrical edges.
Sorry, to answer the second question: Humans do not react well to any part of this plant unless they are immune (20-30%). However, some advanced herbalists can make a medicine of sorts from it. I wouldn't recommend it. Even those people with immunity can develop a reaction over repeated exposures.
I would like to rub in the fact that i do not have a reaction to poison oak or ivy, so those of you that do i feel bad for you. i have seen extremely bad reactions to it, and im glad im immune to it!!!
Plant chemicals affect animal groups differently because of physiology. Just as chocolate is great for us but very bad for dogs, poison ivy has little to no effect on dogs or birds but can make us miserable. That's why you should never consume a wild plant just because you see an animal doing so.
This is incredibly helpful - thank you very much.
Thanks for watching, please share!
Kind words. Thank you!
Really great!! Thanks so much!!
My pleasure!
You pretty much just listed everything I run across on a typical hike :)
Awesome! Thanks for this great tip.
You have some great videos sir. Thank you for educating others. Its a very helpful skill to be a bushman.
Thank you for this.
Thank you kind sir!
Man, that was a good lesson! I had no idea that was what they looked like. I will avoid! Thanks for sharing! /Thor
+Hidden Florida Really appreciate this and the other dangerous plant videos you've done. Keep up the good work! (P.S. - for some reason, I think this might be an inactive RUclips channel for you; new channel renamed, etc. Please comment if you read this.)
Thank so much! I am still present online, just moved from FL to another state. Lots of footage left to edit though... Guess I should get on that :)
Seems to be my destiny -- as soon as I find out that something is happening, it's already over! ;-)
My pleasure! I had a terrible experience with this plant once.
Another identifying characteristic I've heard for poison ivy and poison oak is that the two opposite leaflets sometimes virtually mirror each other, such as with dents and jagged parts, whereas the terminal leaflet has symmetrical edges.
How can birds digest the berries properly? Can humans?
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Haha no but poison ivy can sometimes form into a very large bush! People have used it for firewood in the Winter with disastrous results.
Sorry, to answer the second question: Humans do not react well to any part of this plant unless they are immune (20-30%). However, some advanced herbalists can make a medicine of sorts from it. I wouldn't recommend it. Even those people with immunity can develop a reaction over repeated exposures.
I would like to rub in the fact that i do not have a reaction to poison oak or ivy, so those of you that do i feel bad for you. i have seen extremely bad reactions to it, and im glad im immune to it!!!
Lucky you! Don't rub it in ;)
I can roll in it necked and not get an itch
Plant chemicals affect animal groups differently because of physiology. Just as chocolate is great for us but very bad for dogs, poison ivy has little to no effect on dogs or birds but can make us miserable. That's why you should never consume a wild plant just because you see an animal doing so.