Poison Sumac

[Superdasher]

I once saw this educational video. I can't remember too many details about it, but there was one part of it that stood out in my mind:

 

This plant expert guy was holding parts of a Poison Sumac plant in his gloved hands (for protection) while pointing out the various distinguishable features the plant had, such as its leaf pattern, the appearance of the flowers it has during the summer, etc. Basically a part of the video that showed you how to tell which plant to avoid.

 

But the interesting thing is, at one point the reporter asked, "Can I find this in Jackson, New Jersey?" and he said "Oh my goodness, yes." Jackson NJ, as we all know, is where SFGAdv is located!

 

I checked a Poison Sumac map, and it is indeed marked as being present throuhgout almost all of New Jersey.

 

But I wouldn't worry if you're going there this summer. I mean, I doubt that Mark Shaprio would say "Hey, let's plant lots of poisonous flowers all over SFGAdv! It'd be useful against the vandals that try to pick the park's flowers without permission!"

 

Super "But don't touch any plants when you go there just in case" Dasher

[the sound]

I'm sure the park has planted other plants in the park, so there's not much of a chance that your going to get poisoned after going there. They probably already are well aware of the Poison Sumac anyway.