[NatureNS] Re: Poison Ivy

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   Nuke Poison Ivy (PI)? That may be a slight over-reaction. What surprises 
me is that PI (Toxicodendron radicans) is included in the Atlantic Coastal 
Plain Flora, as per the N.S. Nature Trust's "Guide to the Atlantic Coastal 
Plain Flora of Nova Scotia" (2005), in spite of its wide range in Eastern 
Canada and U.S. Could someone comment?
   I continue to be surprised by how many outdoorsy people cannot identify 
it in the field, in spite of having spent years in the out of doors.
   In a recent medical article I've read that 80 % of the population is 
allergic to the above species. Sadly, there was no indication of the source 
of this tidbit of information. Which population? I suspect that the 
percentage refers to the fraction of the population who become allergic 
following repeated physical contact with the plant.
   Dusan Soudek 

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