Traveling Wisely The World

T here are a lot of plants         has some multi-lobed leaves, but   that you will want to avoid     it can also have fuzzy,            when it comes to camping.       fruit-like branches. The leaves    You will want to know when you        are mostly scalloped around the    are near poison ivy, poison oak,      edges, but it can also be          and poison sumac. You will find       wrinkled, rather than smooth like  that these plants are very            poison ivy. The leaves will grow   painful rashes that will make you     in threes, but it is more common   itch.                                 to see plants with five or more                                          leaves. Usually, the poison oak   When it comes to the poison ivy       will go in sandy solid and range   you will find that it is the most     from places from New Jersey down   commonly found dangerous plant in     the eastern coast to Florida, but  America. You will find that it        it could also go to places as      can grow into four feet scrubs        Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. A    and is commonly a ground cover.       to keep in mind is that poison     It is rarely found in elevation       ivy is the most common poison      in 5,000 or above, but you will       plant in the east, but it is       find that it grows in most places     poison oak that is in the western  that people camp. You will want       states and more in the south.      to keep in mind that when it                                             comes to “leaves of there, let it     As for poison sumac, you will      be”. This is a clear and common       find that it is the least          sign of poison ivy. You will also     widespread plant, and it really    find that it can be a dull green      isn’t in many places, but the      or even purplish.                     swamp areas and peat bogs. You                                           will find that the leaves of this  Another common plant to avoid is      plant is bluish-green with the     poison oak. When it comes to          red tips. You will find that       poison oak, you will find that it     there are cream colored berries    on this plant and it is just as       plant that will spread quickly     toxic as poison oak and poison        and it will spread to other        ivy. You will want to keep in         people through casual contact.     mind that there are oils in this       About the Author: Ray Walberg is writing primarily for http://www.alicante-spain.com , a web publication on Torrevieja . You can see his abstracts on cheapest flights to alicante on his site. Published At: www.Isnare.com