Poison oak is an attractive plant with leaves that are glossy green in the spring and summer, turning bright red in the fall.

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

Poison oak can be a pain and, for people who are highly sensitive to it, downright dangerous because all parts of this plant contain a chemical that causes an itchy, red rash and ...

Each poison ivy leaf has three leaflets. Poison oak closely resembles poison ivy, although it is usually more shrub-like, and its leaves are shaped somewhat like oak leaves. The undersides of the ...

Poison oak rash is an allergic reaction to the leaves or stems of the western poison oak plant (Toxicodendron diversilobum). Home remedies and medical treatments can help manage symptoms.

Last week, we answered a reader’s comment about using witch hazel to ease the itch of a poison ivy rash. We suggested a few ...

Western poison ivy grows as a shrub with three leaves attached to a single stem. Poison oak also usually has three leaves, which resemble oak leaves, growing on a shrub. Pacific poison oak may ...

tear-shaped leaves. It can grow as a climbing or low-spreading vine that sprawls through grass. Poison oak: The plant has leaves that resemble oak leaves and grows as a vine or shrub. The plant ...

Poison oak also grows as a shrub or vine. Its leaves resemble oak leaves and are usually in clusters of three, but can have up to seven leaflets. Its leaves may turn reddish in the fall.

They also differ from poison oak, another rash-causing plant. Virginia creeper has five leaves, poison ivy has three, and poison oak usually has three -- though it can have more. (Credit ...

In shady areas, poison oak favors its vine form and in full sunlight, the plant punches into dense shrub thickets. The plant’s lobed, rounded leaves are similar in appearance to oak leaves and ...