For those not in North America: this is a plant which secretes an oil on its leaves and stems where even touching it gives you an itchy rash which lasts for weeks.
For those not in North America: this is a plant which secretes an oil on its leaves and stems where even touching it gives you an itchy rash which lasts for weeks.
I think (not totally sure) I’m possibly one of the lucky ones that doesn’t have a reaction to poison ivy. Poison sumac is a totally different story though, I’ve been stung by that stuff a couple times before. No fun. ☹️
Are you sure? Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac all have the same oil, uriushiol. Maybe giant hogweed? Maybe something easy to mistake for Poison Ivy like Virginia Creeper?
You’re very likely right on point. Honestly I only recall one bad encounter with poison sumac back when I was 7, but haven’t had any reaction since then. And I grew up playing out in the woods, so I’m pretty sure I’ve encountered almost every plant the Gulf Coast has to offer in the wild.
Another commenter mentioned that their family was known to build a resistance/immunity to it after their first encounter.
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My older cousin told me our family was immune when I was little. To prove it he grabbed some barehanded and rubbed it on my arm.
Apparently we get it once super bad, and then our immune system ignores it? Which is even weirder, but that’s the only time I had a reaction