Don't Touch this Native Shrub! Learn to ID POISON SUMAC!
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While poison ivy and poison oak are quite well known, they have a lesser-known rash causing cousin, poison sumac, Toxicodendron vernix. This video discusses how these species differ and how to identify poison sumac in both summer and winter, its native range and where it can be found growing. Even though poison sumac can cause a rash in humans it is used by a wide variety of pollinators, is a caterpillar host plant, and its fruits are fed upon by birds and it is even browsed by some mammals.
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Chapters:
0:00 Why You May Not Have Heard Much About Poison Sumac, Toxicodendron vernix
0:33 Poison Sumac, Toxicodendron vernix Native Range, Soil Requirements, Light Requirements, Wetland Species
1:48 Poison Sumac, Toxicodendron vernix Identification, Size, Growth Form, Bark, Twig Characteristics, Leaf Scars, Leaves, Leaflets, Fall Color
3:25 Poison Sumac, Toxicodendron vernix Look Alikes – True or Edible Sumacs Rhus Species and Ash Fraxinus Species
4:17 Poison Sumac, Toxicodendron vernix Flower Description, Bloom Period, Dioecious Species Male and Female Plants, Fruit Drupe, Fruit Drupe Persistence, ID in Winter
5:18 Backyard Ecology Recommendations Page – Field Guides, Nature Books, Plant Apps, Bird Apps, Equipment that We Use
5:44 Poison Sumac, Toxicodendron vernix Use by Pollinators, Host Plant Eyed Paectes Moth, Drupes Eaten by Songbirds and Gamebirds, Rabbit Browse
6:25 The Most Confusing Species of North American Toxicodendron, Eastern Poison Ivy Toxicodendron Radicans