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May 22, 2012 11:46 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
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Okay, I found these 3 sites for Florida in particular which show some good photos & give good info. Honestly, I keep see-sawing between oak & ivy.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffi...

http://www.floridanature.org/s...

http://www.freshfromflorida.co...

I have a friend who is taking photos of their poison ivy in Alabama. The husband there says my stuff is poison oak IHO.

Now that I've had some education on the subject; I will study & take more photos next time we go to the property. I'm not as afraid now as I walked all through the stuff the last 3 times we were out there & logically from all I read, I would have the oil on my tennis shoes which I have been wearing since then & I'm okay. Furthermore, I am not sensitive to Mango nor to Schinus terebinthifolius aka Brazilian Pepper. I never knew until today that Brazilian pepper is in the same group & contains urushiol.

There was no sign of blooms when we were there Saturday. I will keep looking as that will give us the best clue.

I will not add this to the db until/unless I can be sure we know which it is.
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