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A common poisonous plants saying - Leaves of Three, Let Them Be is one that has been around a long time. That is a good thing to remember while camping. You will find many different species all through the campground or any wooded areas.

You will find poison ivy, poison oak and sumac growing on the ground or wrapped around trees. Poison Ivy tends to grow on a vine which spreads around the tree trunk area. You can find it growing over the ground surface. DO NOT TOUCH IT!!

You will have an itchy rash develop on your skin within a short time. This common poisonous plant has an oil that forms on the plant surface and when contacted, is brushed onto the skin. This oil will form tiny blisters on the skin where touched.

These blisters spread when scratched. The best thing you can do is not scratch the affected area. It can be passed to other people if the oil is on the skin when contact is made.

Poison Oak and Sumac grow on small shrubs. These also have three leaves and is equally as toxic as the poison ivy. You will find these common poisonous plants in wooded and wet areas. These also cause itchy skin rashes that will spread if scratched.

The BAD news - You will have great discomfort and can get an itchy rash that develops from contact with any of these plants. It will spread to other skin areas if touched by the oil. Swelling can occur at the affected area. These areas can also become tender or inflamed. Oozing or draining of the blisters may occur.

The GOOD news - You can reduce the swelling and inflammation with a topical corticosteroid such as hydrocortizone cream. Anti-itch lotions can help, also. Upon contact with these plants, wash the affected area with warm, soapy water. Apply a topical steroid sparingly.

Do not rub or cover the affected area. You may not need to apply any kind of cream if you get to the soap and water quickly. Pat dry and do not rub the skin. Rubbing alcohol tends to help stop the spreading if used right after touching them.

General Scientific Classification of Common Poisonous Plants

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Acacia Agapanthus Almond Aloe vera Amaryllis (Naked Lady) Apple (seeds) Apple leaf croton Apricot (pit) Arrowgrass Asparagus fern Autumn crocus Avocado (fruit & pit) Azalea B Baby's breath Bird of Paradise Bittersweet Black locust Bleeding heart Boxwood Brachen fern Branching ivy Buckeye Buckthorn Buddist pine Buttercup C Caladium Calla lily Camphor tree Candelabra cactus Caster bean Ceriman Cherry (seeds & leaves) Chinaberry Chinese evergreen Chlorophytum Choke cherry Christmas rose Cineraria Clematis Cockleburr Coffee tree plant Corn lily Corn Plant Cornstalk plant Crocus Croton Crown of thorns Cuban laurel Cycads Cyclamen D Daffodil Daphne Delphinium (larkspur) Devil's ivy Diffenbachia (dumbcane) Dracaena (dragon tree) Dutchman's breeches E Easter lily Elaine Elderberry Elephant ears Emerald feather English ivy European spindle tree F Fiddleneck Fiddle-leaf fig Fitweed Florida beauty Four-o-clock Foxglove G Geranium German ivy Glacier ivy Goldenchain Golden Pothos Greaseweed H Halogeton Hemlock Hibiscus Holly Honeysuckle Horsebrush Hurricane plant Hyacinth Hydrangea I Indian Laurel Indian rubber plant Iris Ivy J Japanese Show lily Jasmine Jerusalem cherry Jimson weed K Kalanchoe Klamathweed L Lantana Lily of the valley Lobelia Locoweed Lords and ladies Lupine M Marble queen Marigold Marijuana Meadow death camas Milk vetch Milkweed Mistletoe Mock orange Monkshood Moonseed Morning glory Mother-in-law tongue Mountain laurel Mushrooms (amanita esp) N Narcissus Nephthytis Nettles Nightshades O Oak Oleander Onion Oriental lily P Peace lily Peaches (pits & leaves) Pencil cactus Periwinkle Peyote Philodendron Pigweed Plumosa fern Poinsettia Poison ivy Poison oak Pokeberry Potato (raw) Pothos Precatory beans Primrose Privit Psilcybin mushrooms Purple foxglove R Rain tree Red emerald Red princess Rhododendron Rhubarb leaves Ribbon plant S Sago palm Sansevieria Satin pothos Schefflera Snake plant Snow-on-the-mountain Spider plant String of pearls Swiss cheese plant T Tansy ragwort (senecio) Taro vine Thornapple Tiger lily Tinsel tree Tobacco Tomato plant Toyon Tulip W Walnut (green husks) Water hemlock Weeping fig Wisteria Y Yellow jasmine Yellow star thistle Yew All common poisonous plants need to be avoided if at all possible. Most children don't even think about if a plant will harm them or not. Make sure they know what to look for. A beautiful wildflower may be the focal point of a child's attention to pick for Mom, but that very same flower may put that innocent child in danger of handling a common poisonous plant. Read up on common poisonous plants that grow around campgrounds and watery areas. Show the plants to your children and explain to them the dangers of picking them or even being around them. Make sure you keep some kind of book in your camper on the different kinds of plants and flowers to stay away from. A book on the ways to treat your skin if you do come in contact with them will be most helpful.