Poison ivy is found in most of North America. A related plant, poison oak , is found in both Eastern and Western North America. Both plants contain urushiol oil, and over half of the population of the United States is allergic to this oil. The oil can be transferred by contact or inhalation through smoke when such plants are burned. By learning how to identify the plant, you can avoid coming into contact with it.This how the plant look like in the summer:
Poison ivy just started with all the other plants in the woods and unfortunately in the backyards as well to grow leaves. Look out what you touch and keep yourself and your kids away from this plant in order to avoid rashes.
