“Nothing out here can kill you, but some things might give you a rash,” is how I often start my introduction to poison ivy and stinging nettle while leading nature walks in the woods of Philadelphia’s parks. The most immediate concern for me is that kids might blunder into patches of either noxious plant. If it’s the nettles, then they’ll know it right …
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