Flowers Growing at Our Home

Poison Oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum - Common, late spring-early summer, perennial, 1-8 ft. Vine or shrub, round stems reddish or gray. Leaves divided into 3 oblong shiny leaflets on twigs to 4 in. long. Edges can be smooth, wavy, or lobed, Dark green color becomes bright red in autumn. Oblong clusters of flowers on a separate stalk. Berries cream or brown. Grows at low to mid elevations in woodlands and on rocky slopes. Although resin in all parts of plant is toxic to life-threatening, most people only suffer from rashes or blisters after contact. Do not touch this plant or burn it. Smoke will carry resin. We eradicate these noxious plants when we see them.