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# Poison Oak - Is It Dangerous? | Mind of Animals

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# Poison Oak

Toxicodendron pubescens

Poisonousplants

3 Can hurt you danger 3 out of 5

Poison Oak

Photo by US gov (Public domain) via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toxicodendron_pubescens.jpg)

## What you should know

Also three leaflets, but rounder, like a little oak leaf. Same oil, same rule, same miserable rash.

## Whoa

Goats eat it happily and never react at all. Humans got a raw deal on this one.

## Staying safe around it

This one is poisonous. Look, do not touch. Ask a grown-up and call a vet.

**Always ask a grown-up before you touch any animal or plant.** If something bites or stings you, tell an adult right away.

Source: [our source list](/mind-of-animals/#sources)

Read more about the poison oak at [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicodendron_pubescens).

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