Poison Sumac - How To Identify & Locate
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2020
- Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) is a beautiful inhabitant of swamps, marshes, and fens. Subscribe to the Learn Your Land email newsletter here: learnyourland.com/
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always feel like a friend that was invited to walk in the woods with you.. Thank you for another delightful outing.
Adam's ridiculous level of knowledge would be only mildly helpful if he didn't have such a fantastic ability to explain and translate it the way that he does. Seriously brother, absolutely awesome stuff. Keep up the good work.
Exactly! Being able to communicate your knowledge is true wisdom! I appreciate his ability to teach and really enjoy his personality.
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Well said. Love his videos! He usually answers all my questions and then some
Poison sumac is horrible, I have suffered with it twice. It took me 2 months to stop itching and stop breaking out in whelps. Just miserable stuff.
Watching this guy makes me wish I had a friend like him to go foraging for mushroom.....I would feel so safe!
Thanks for upload ,this was awesome!
Check out your area for help - you can google 'naturalist groups near me in _______'. Or you could contact a local university's botany department, or ask your town's/county's parks dep't if they know of anyone who is knowledgeable about plants and mushrooms, for starters. Here's a site I like (he also has videos on YT) which offers a list of foraging instructors across the country. If there's not one near you, contact the closest and pick their brain for contacts! www.eattheweeds.com/foraging/foraging-instructors/
I retired in France, and when I began to learn about mushrooms, I came across an association that put on an annual expo nearby. I've been with them for more than 25 years now, and it's been a delight to learn about the edible (and toxic) flora and fungi in our region. I wish you happy foraging.
Adam Haritan is the shit when it comes to foraging. He knows his stuff when it comes to foraging. Nature's ninja.
Years ago, I had such a terrible outbreak from Poison Sumac. I was on a wintertime deer drive on the George Reserve in southern Michigan and my part on the drive line went through a wet area. I got warm and took off my mittens, and casually grabbed the stems of the tall, thin shrubs as I went along. Hoo boy! They were all poison sumac. My hands looked like fat gloves, my fingers and palms swelled up so much. I learned how to notice poison sumac, even without leaves, after that!
This one of my favorite channels and I'm always excited to see a new upload 🌿🌱
This guy, Adam, is a Natural, simply Automatic~
Dude, you're the man. I've been binging out on all these Learn Your Land videos during the Coronapocalypse. Thanks for all the knowledge. Peace from Boston.
Whats up from Norwood
Coronapocalypse = you mean liberal coup attempt #8 right?
@@1871corporationUSA there's no reason for you to be here watching a science video, if you don't believe in science
@@catharticreverie you haven't been paying attention to the science.
It's not the end of the world. Don't believe the media
Thank you very much. It was a challenging time to teach students remotely. There were tech issues as well as teaching virtually is not a venue that works best for all people. Many people need that one on one experience in the classroom that you cannot get online.
Outstanding video, once again! What I thought was poison sumac is actually staghorn sumac here in New England. Now I know the difference between them and lots more. Thank you!
Me too! We made tea from the staghorn when I was a Boy Scout. I was told the Staghorn "leaves" were poison, but the fruit could be used safely for tea. Thanks Adam right on point...again.
He is the best teacher! I hope he is going into grade schools and high schools to illuminate nature for children. I even find myself laughing sometimes as he speaks so kindly of poisonous species as Gods innocent creatures just existing and even providing benefits to other species. Live and let live! He has my total respect!
Best info yet on trying to determine the plants on our property! Thank you. Very professional video.
Don't forget, Cashew also contains urushiol (just not the tiny part that we use as food.)
As always, you pack an amazing amount of information into your videos!
Great information. I spent 41 years working in the woods and only found T. vernix 7 times, all growing in standing water. Trying to convince the medical doctors that most rashes are from P. Ivy and not poison sumac or poison oak was difficult.
That was especially helpful Adam. I have seen the Staghorn Sumac all over the place where I live and I always thought the red spires meant it was poisonous! You are so knowledgeable and thorough. I have no doubts now that I could readily identify this poisonous tree - shrub and I'm VERY glad to know it here in Western Michigan.Thanks so much, Adam!!! You make me wish I'd started much sooner than my 67 years. If I had, I might know one one-thousandth of what you do - about just one species or plant!!!
good sumac information and gorgeous photography! Thanks a lot
VERY informative, thank you! I was biking where a branch of poison sumac grew into the trail in Texas, I didn't recognize it at the time. It was an awful experience but I learned that the oil has to be cleaned off any objects like clothes, the bike, the seat of my car, because I was having additional reactions after the initial contact. There was so much great additional info here, now I feel more confident out in the woods with the knowledge you gave us. Thanks for all you do!
Edit: is the title a play on "looking for love in all the wrong places"? Lol
Adam my wife and I love this video! You completely demystified Poison Sumac for us by answering all of our MANY LONG STANDING QUESTIONS about Poison Sumac. We simply didn't know that Poison Sumac and Staghorn Sumac are not the same plant, but relatives with the big difference of only Poison Sumac having the irritant urushiol. I was previously baffled as to how people could make a delicious citrous drink from Sumac and not be irritated by the urushiol. So now we are curious to try some Staghorn Sumac drink ;) Beautifully rendered video presenting very beneficial information, THANK YOU!
Thanks Adam. So informative. I always wondered what it looked like for sure. My sister got into it when she was young and was miserable and crying for weeks. She broke out all over her hands. Now I'll know what to watch for. Love your videos. :)
Absolutely loved your video. I am so glad I found this channel. As a botanist myself, it's truly inspiring to watch your videos. Your narration style, taxonomical description and latest scientific updates make it all the more awesome.
Another great video, Adam. I switched careers in the early 2000s from customer service and sales support to environmental science. I work as a land steward for a large land trust in Ohio. I had heard of poison sumac, but had no idea it was a tree until about 10 years ago, when on a visit to a Cleveland of Natural History property with a large bog, with a floating mat of sphagnum moss that you can walk on... Problem is, the bog is surrounded by poison sumac and urushiol floats on the surface water of the bog. So, you need to where hip waders to walk on the moss bed. Since then, we acquired a small wet property in Salem, Ohio. First time there, I was walking into the large wetland to see how far I could get before it was too deep to walk. I was pulling at trees to help pull my waders boots out of the mud and reached for a small tree with very distinctive bark. Kind of chalky with lichen. I pulled my had back, before touching the tree and realized little white petals were raining down on me, from the other poison sumac trees all around me... I slowly backed out, like I'd provoked a snake or a nest of bees and took a moment to collect my breath. No ill effects and I am now much more careful there and in other similar habitats. Thanks for all you do!
Haha we've been to the same spot in Northeastern Ohio! Was it Kingsville Swamp/Bog? I did a wetland ecology field course that visited it, like walking into another universe
@@drewdorkhead Singer Lake Bog, in Green between Akron and Canton - Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH has property in Kingsville, as well).
Like so many others , I've been binging on LYL videos and thoroughly engrossed in them. Really glad I found this one in particular because I have just had my first and hopefully last encounter with poison Ivy .Made it all he way to 67yrs. before getting snagged by it. Miserable little plant. I am for sure going to be on the lookout for these toxic plants more here in the Lake Michigan area.
Staghorn and Smooth Sumac, the red-berried sumac, make great first steps for new foragers. It was one of the first wild edibles I tried by making the delicious sumac tea. Sumac makes me look forward to mid summer because I love the tea, and I share it with friends. It's tart, clean tasting, and refreshing. I add some crisp sparkling water and created a Sumac Seltzer too!
Ooh that sounds good! I gave a lot of staghorn. I think I'll try making tea!
As a kid growing up in southern NY, my grandma used to have me cut sumac for her, every year when it was in full bloom. She liked it because she thought it was pretty. I never even knew it was poisonous until I was grown. I never had any reaction to it.
Regular sumac is not poisonous and is a delicious spice
@@laveraparato258 thanks for the info 👍😊
If a food shortage would hit here in America this young man would thrive. Although he seems very nice and helpful he'd probably spend all his time trying to help others.
Wow, pleasantly impressed, short concise and very informative. 👍
Always informative and helpful. Your passion and insight are appreciated. The basis by which we exist should be studied and applied to benefit all in our daily actions as we pursue this amazing journey. Good Health to all.
Hi! I'm on the otherside of the border in Ohio. Thank you for this very informative vid. I didn't know much about poison sumac - other than not confuse it with staghorn ( or red ) sumac and avoid it at all cost. Now I know what to look out for and where.
This is a wonderful video! When I was young in scouts I brought back a stag horn sumac fruit to melee lemon aid with the troop. Sadly they heard sumac and thought it was poisonous. In all honesty, I didn't know what poison sumac looked like until just now.
Same story. I tried bringing some to my family and they told me to throw it out, no one wanted any part of it haha. Had to look up this video to make sure I had the right plant
In Idaho we have Toxicodendron rydbergii, a low growing woody plant. Definitely to be avoided! It doesn't grow very far from a water source, but the ground doesn't have to be wet. Yesterday I noticed a lot of poison hemlock along the river during a bike ride, and also the bright red berries of bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamera, which I allow to grow in my yard because I think it is quite beautiful.
Awesome cinematography and information! If you haven't received some sort of award, something's wrong.
Wondering if you might eventually do a video on that non-native poisonous invasive horror: the giant hog weed? Thanks.
I have a Staghorn Sumac Grove in my backyard. Beautiful canopy.Have my picnic table and have a hammock hanging between two trees under them.
You should do a video on finding psilocybin mushrooms
Interesting video. I have heard of poison sumac but in my life of roaming the wilds and lowland areas hunting I have yet to find it. Now watch me run into a patch this week.
I've seen it a couple of times in north Texas
I really hope you don't. I've had run in with toxic plants three times in my life including one as i type this which i don't even know what plant hit me. My entire left side of my face was swollen after 3 days and do was my manhood, it kept and the original point of contact my two forearms had massive blisters. i finally decided to go to the doctor after three days. So, i hope you don't run into them. Always wear protective gear and if you do notice itching and rashing then do not scratch it, wash it off with warm water and soap extremely well and with a wet cloth roughly wipe it away. Proceed to wash under your nails with the same method to avoid spreading the toxic oil if you did scratch the rash.
I remember my first glass of Rhus Juice... Thanks for the video. It's always amazed me that I've never seen poison sumac living in New Hampshire and Maine. Anytime anyone tells a story about it, I ask "Really? How sure are you?" This video is my 2nd closest experience with the plant, the 1st being a herbarium specimen. Slightly off topic, are there different kinds of poison ivy? I see it grow as a small woodland plant, a vine, and small shrub (usually near the ocean or other high exposure area). I don't know if this is in response to environment or genetics.
Thanks for the very informative video. I have wanted to know more about this plant since I saw it labeled on a swamp boardwalk near where it was growing on a Trustee's of Reservation property here in MA. I will be on the lookout for it in more of the swamp areas that we frequent while mt biking. I love your music selection too!
This video is so helpful and informative!!! Your explanations are so detailed and interesting 💙 Thank u so much for educating so many people🙌🏻
so i read that lacquerware made of urishiol was found at the bottom of the sea of japan. all the wood had disintegrated inside the lacquerware but the hollow durable lacquer covering still remained! thats so cool! lots of japanese crafts use urushiol! their traditional bows and arrows (my favorite, the YUMI!) included!
I really enjoy how you point out all the awesome stuff about plants you might normally avoid. growing up i thought staghorn sumac was like poison ivy. i found out in 2013 that the berries were edible. i was astounded and that was the beginning of my foraging interest!
on a side note, i am a landscaper. i often weed out atlantis trees and hate the stench of their bark and woody interior. i was pleasantly surprised that in the late spring i smelled some really delicious flower aroma drifting through the air. I realized it was a huge atlantis tree in bloom! I instantly found respect for the tree and was in awe in it. I will never forget it. I look forward to finding out more about the atlantis tree as well as poison sumac and staghorn sumac!!!
A practical and researched look into a single plant or family of plants ... entertaining as it was informative ... very well done.
the abundance of skunk cabbage is also a good indicator of a wetland biome as well
I share these with my daughter. Thanks Adam.
To add on... Another common species to wetlands, Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), makes a great salve, treating the symptoms of poison ivy/sumac..
This one gets me every year when blueberry picking. I hate the way it hides amongst the blueberry bushes.
You are a giving and knowledgeable teacher. Be as Blessed as you bless all with your gifts
What an awesome video Adam! Your plethora of knowledge always amazes me! Keep up the great work. Be well & stay safe............ 👍👍😉😉😷😷😷😷
Thank you Adam, it's awesome video. I know now if I encounter with them on my walk. it is incredible how you translate their presence to our life😊.
My history with poison ivy is legendary. lmao
Brother, I feel your pain. Been there, done that... still have scars from scratching.
Trying hard to eradicate it from my property, I had a rash on one part if my body or another for 11 our of our 12 months. I now have a supply of medical face shields and gloves as part of my gardening outfit. I buy thrift store long tshirts and pants. When I'm done doing outside stuff, I strip it all off on the porch into a garbage bag before entering the house making beeline for the shower.
@@coffeebeforemascara Thats awful. Im sorry
@@EvolveOutdoors and your here to talk about it? Im envious! I may have an allergic reaction to the darn video.
@@coffeebeforemascara they'll wash. Just wear gloves when putting them in the washer. HOT water plenty of soap. Extra rinse.
Outstanding and well put together video. Thank you sir.
Man I appreciate this video so much..people wouldn't believe me when I said sumac was edible,,,well the staghorn one...lol
I mean, did you take them to the spice isle in Walmart?
I do love your videos Adam.
BEST CHANNEL!
I learn alot from you. Thank you very much Adam.🙏🙏 You are great as always. 💯💯
Very happy I found this. Your knowledge and care of the land and how beautiful and interesting it can be. Please move your interest to Arkansas.
can you discuss other toxic plants and their potential benefits or the role they fulfill in the environment?
myths and facts, folklore, botanical features of interest, all the good stuff you share with us, it's definitely appreciated!
Water Hemlock is one I'd like to know how to identify for starters. It's seems widespread, but I'm not sure if i've encountered it in the wild.
(I see a lot of similar looking flower clusters)
Thank you for the best discussion of PS I've ever heard.
Thanks for another great video, Doctor L. I enjoy them very much!
Much needed information!!!
Really great design on the gazebo! Wow
Thank you Adam. That was great . Really enjoy your vids.
Tanks to your info on poison sumac I found I've been working around it for the past few years.
🔥🔥🔥 Golden Information, a literal encyclopedic educational video. Thank you.
Soft ground is an indicator of soils that percolate better due to the organic matter that assists in absorbing water rather, than allowing it to run laterally across the surface. Even sandy soil can develop a 'crust' of very fine soil. This surface layer reduces porosity prevents water from going into the soil. The reduced porosity also contributes greatly to flooding, and drought.
Thank you, thank you for this!
Fantastic video thank you so much. I've never seen a poison sumac, even growing up in pittsburgh.
thank you for sharing
great video
Great video. Thanks!
Wow. Fantastic job.
I love every video you decide to make. I am a regenerative farmer in southeast Missouri, farming a moderate amount of both animal and vegetable. Using them in symbiotic relationships, like years of old closing the loops on the farms outside dependencies.
I'm asking for perhaps a little guidance concerning the environment of my 3/4 acre irrigation pond. I would like to introduce some aquatic plant species to naturally filter and maintain a good water quality.
I know that for everything introduced to an environment can have a broad spectrum of consequences and benefits. The species and efforts will be managed consciously and responsibly as being a good steward is critical in regenerative agriculture.
If you may have any suggestions I would greatly value your opinion and knowledge as I do with all your content.
Thank you for being a great educator of environmental diversity and relationships.
Howdy. If I may, I suggest looking into your local library, college, or natural resource center. There are a myraid of classes & lectures (sometimes even free!) that could give you the information you need to *safely* introduce new life to your pond, as it is imperative that you do. Hope this helps, good luck!
@@surrendersurvive7825 Thank you for your help. Yes the regenerative farming we do is over a 33 acre land base and I agree it is very important to understand all the effects your actions can have, especially the negatives.
There are no problems in agriculture today that nature itself hasn't had to contend with for ages. I like to say that a problem is never the cause of its existence and when broken down its typically always the management practice's that are responsible.
Anyway, the systems one chooses to create are what they do. If the results are unfavorable or problematic then the system as a whole is failing or vice versa.
Mother nature is not going to let a system prosper if it isn't beneficial to the whole.
Again, thanks alot for the info.
@@Enjoy_my_1st_Amendment You probably already know of him, but if not, I recommend you look into Paul Stamets for soil/water regeneration, or mycoremediation as he calls it. Bon courage.
Another great video!
STAY AWESOME
Thanx Adam, great videos because of presentation and your knowledge.😃
Thanks man. I enjoyed watching this
One other plus to poison sumac: like its relatives poison ivy and stag horn sumac, T. vernix fall foliage is some of the most brilliant in the autumn landscape. So beautiful you just have to pick a few. Resist the temptation, though, and admire it from afar.
Love your knowledge!
Yes very interesting, I'm happy to learn more about that!
Great info. Thanks for sharing.
You are the best at explaining and comparing of the Sumacs: in South Korea people consumes poison sumac to enhance health issues. I have been searching for poison sumac from the South Jersey area😂
Great video, keep em coming!
Thanks for sharing
Another masterpiece.
Great information. Thank you for this video 🙏👍🏽👍🏻👍🏻👍👍🏿
I avoid all sumac because of my cashew allergy. Glad you mentioned in this video that they are in the same family, as other sources do not.
You are right about the warnings given about this plant and they are none so common
Love your videos you are extremely knowledgeable about plants fungi. Aloha from Pittsburgh 😃🌈🤙
This was fantastic. The non toxic type is all over the sides of highways here in Milwaukee, very interesting. I was just in a wetland area, I am going to go back and look for it. I don’t react to poison ivy.. I wonder if I will to sumac 🤔
Thanks for the great treatment of this plant! If the poison only affects primates, which aren't really native to a lot of its habitats, what is the evolutionary purpose of the poison? What is it defending against?
Awesome video, thank you, stay well.
Well done!
This guy is the best
😂 did some yardwork with my bro. I came out just fine. He's been covered in rashes & had swelling for a week. He apparently was able to find a patch of this stuff.
Note to self: identify troublesome plants as well as looking out for poisonous critters when hunting Yapon Holly.
I enjoy your take on this plant, I too enjoy plants that make us learn and keep us humble. One of my favorites is devils club. Many a time have I seen them porcupine a cocky sawyers face despite his chainsaw, I myself have gotten whipped by them several times, I guess I'm a slow learner, LOL :)
Thank You !!!
Poison sumac is certainly a nasty plant to come in contact with, as I did when I was in my younger days. I collected a beautiful bunch of yellow berries off a bush in Stokes State Forest in NJ to match my beautiful new wallpaper in my home. It was fall, and it would make a great dried arrangement. So, when a friend & her family & i were driving around in northern NJ, the yellow berries caught my attention. I just had to pick it, not knowing what i was picking. i carried a very large bouquet back to the car, and happily went home with it. Well, do i need to say more? I came down with the worst rash on my face & arms that I had ever experienced. my eyes were glued shut, and i had to get cortisone shots to help me reduce the swelling. a similar thing happened to me when first visiting Alaska for my son's wedding. I picked all the wildflowers for the tables. one thing i picked was cow's parsnip...not knowing anything about it at the time. similar rash appeared on my face & lower arms as i experienced with the poison sumac. Horrible experiences that I highly DO NOT recommend going through.
great info to be aware of 👍👍👍
You're awesome!
Oh, lol! I am currently covered in poison sumac's rash. I cut some down a few days ago, not knowing it. I actually wondered if I was doing myself a disservice because i didn't know if i should be cutting down a fruiting shrub. My reaction is in fact much worse than poison ivy. I did wash well with soap and water, but evidently not enough.
Thanks for the video very helpful ❤
great content!
Very informative!
Wow i love your videos so interesting learn so much...keep up the great work
awesome info , i learned something new ,
Poison sumac def on my driveway road with the fruits right now lots of it .
Glad to know. Just moved here had no idea