Poison ivy doesn't have any prickly parts. Young box elder trees strongly resemble poison ivy plants, however their leaves are arranged opposite on the main stem rather than the alternate pattern ...

Chew and Stromberg said that some plants, such as poison ivy, have oils or sap that can cause irritation and prickly plants can pierce the skin, but it's rare for mere contact to cause severe ...

“The main cause of exposure to poison hemlock is misidentification,” Marshall said. “Because it is often confused with the ...

Think poison ivy. Here are five plants to be on the lookout for while ... that grow in an oval shape with a serrated edge. The prickly leaves grow directly opposite each other.

Poison ivy, oak and sumac all can create itchy rashes from urushiol. What you need to know before the rash starts.

Agapanthus and lilies are acceptable if they behave. In Sydney's Botanic Gardens, within the fortress walls of the succulent section, Opuntia robusta plants - a type of prickly pear - sit silently on ...

Removing the prickles from other plants could make certain spiny species more accessible in grocery stores. For example, desert raisins, berries native to Australia, grow in prickly bushes.