Sunday, July 24, 2011

Planning to go hiking?

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poodle-dog-bush-20110724,0,3268756.story

This link explains that there's an unusually profuse growth of this plant, the "poodle-dog" bush, in So Cal this year. Contact brings an itchy rash that lasts quite a while. Please avoid, even though it's pretty! Hikers have been laid up for up to 2 weeks after touching it!

Here's what to look for:
Lavender flowers, almost fluffy appearance.
It grows particularly well in areas previously burned by wild fires.

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