OUTDOORS FEATURE: Hazardous to your health
Bob Kornegay
Outdoors lovers should be aware that Southwest Georgia and surrounding locales are home to a number of poisonous plants that many people may not recognize or might brush against or touch without realizing it.
Three common species of this aggravating native flora often manifest themselves on the human body as a fiercely itching red rash that torments to distraction those who are sensitive to its presence. They are poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), poison oak (Toxicodendron pubescens), and poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix).
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