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By Brooklyn Evans, Pam Sharp, Shelley Mitchell, Ryan Patton and Justin Quetone Moss. Knowing how to recognize poison ivy, oak and sumac can save you from a miserable red itchy rash. All three of these closely related plants contain an irritating, oily sap called urushiol. Urushiol causes many people to break out in a rash when it comes in contact with their skin. Being able to identify these plants is beneficial considering there are many plants that look similar, but are harmless. This fact sheet is to help inform and educate the general public on how to identify poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac so they can be avoided.
