Poison Ivy?

Can you catch poison ivy or poison oak with the spores being in the air/wind?? Or is that just a myth?

Poison Ivy?
Its just a myth, you have to touch the plant and get some of the oil from the plant on you.
Reply:That can be true I know someone who was burning their weeds and threw in poison ivy, and I guess they were inhaling the smoke and they got it in their throat and had to be rushed to the ER Report It
Reply:I don't think poison ivy or oak produces spores for reproduction, I'm pretty sure they are flowering plants. Besides, you have to touch the plant to get the rash. So, yes, it is a myth.
Reply:It's a myth.



The oils on the actual plant leaves are what cause a reaction, not the seeds. Any reaction form contact with the seeds will because of oils from the leaves.



Never use Poison Ivy leaves in place of TP when camping. You do NOT want to deal with the resulting treatment.