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

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# Poison Sumac

Toxicodendron vernix

Poisonousplants

4 Dangerous danger 4 out of 5

Poison Sumac

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

## What you should know

Grows in swampy places with 7 to 13 leaflets, so the leaves-of-three rhyme will not save you here.

## Whoa

It causes the worst rash of the three by a long way. This is the one to actually memorize.

## 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 sumac at [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicodendron_vernix).

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