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Common Poisonous Plants Can Cause Itchy Rashes Which Make No Fun While Camping
A common poisonous plants saying - Leaves of Three, Let Them Be is one that has been around a long time. That is a good thing to remember while camping. You will find many different species all through the campground or any wooded areas.
You will find poison ivy, poison oak and sumac growing on the ground or wrapped around trees. Poison Ivy tends to grow on a vine which spreads around the tree trunk area. You can find it growing over the ground surface. DO NOT TOUCH IT!!
You will have an itchy rash develop on your skin within a short time. This common poisonous plant has an oil that forms on the plant surface and when contacted, is brushed onto the skin. This oil will form tiny blisters on the skin where touched. 
These blisters spread when scratched. The best thing you can do is not scratch the affected area. It can be passed to other people if the oil is on the skin when contact is made.
Poison Oak and Sumac grow on small shrubs. These also have three leaves and is equally as toxic as the poison ivy. You will find these oommon poisonous plants in wooded and wet areas. These also cause itchy skin rashes that will spread if scratched.
The BAD news - You will have great discomfort and can get an itchy rash that develops from contact with any of these plants. It will spread to other skin areas if touched by the oil. Swelling can occur at the affected area. These areas can also become tender or inflammed. Oozing or draining of the blisters may occur.
The GOOD news - You can reduce the swelling and inflammation with a topical corticosteroid such as hydrocortizone cream. Anti-itch lotions can help, also. Upon contact with these plants, wash the affected area with warm, soapy water. Apply a topical steroid sparingly.
Do not rub or cover the affected area. You may not need to apply any kind of cream if you get to the soap and water quickly. Pat dry and do not rub the skin. Rubbing alcohol tends to help stop the spreading if used right after touching them.
General Scientific Classification of Common Poisonous Plants
A
Acacia
Agapanthus
Almond
Aloe vera
Amaryllis (Naked Lady)
Apple (seeds)
Apple leaf croton
Apricot (pit)
Arrowgrass
Asparagus fern
Autumn crocus
Avocado (fruit & pit)
Azalea
B
Baby's breath
Bird of Paradise
Bittersweet
Black locust
Bleeding heart
Boxwood
Brachen fern
Branching ivy
Buckeye
Buckthorn
Buddist pine
Buttercup
C
Caladium
Calla lily
Camphor tree
Candelabra cactus
Caster bean
Ceriman
Cherry (seeds & leaves)
Chinaberry
Chinese evergreen
Chlorophytum
Choke cherry
Christmas rose
Cineraria
Clematis
Cockleburr
Coffee tree plant
Corn lily
Corn Plant
Cornstalk plant
Crocus
Croton
Crown of thorns
Cuban laurel
Cycads
Cyclamen
D
Daffodil
Daphne
Delphinium (larkspur)
Devil's ivy
Diffenbachia (dumbcane)
Dracaena (dragon tree)
Dutchman's breeches
E
Easter lily
Elaine
Elderberry
Elephant ears
Emerald feather
English ivy
European spindle tree
F
Fiddleneck
Fiddle-leaf fig
Fitweed
Florida beauty
Four-o-clock
Foxglove
G
Geranium
German ivy
Glacier ivy
Goldenchain
Golden Pothos
Greaseweed
H
Halogeton
Hemlock
Hibiscus
Holly
Honeysuckle
Horsebrush
Hurricane plant
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
I
Indian Laurel
Indian rubber plant
Iris
Ivy
J
Japanese Show lily
Jasmine
Jerusalem cherry
Jimson weed
K
Kalanchoe
Klamathweed
L
Lantana
Lily of the valley
Lobelia
Locoweed
Lords and ladies
Lupine
M
Marble queen
Marigold
Marijuana
Meadow death camas
Milk vetch
Milkweed
Mistletoe
Mock orange
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning glory
Mother-in-law tongue
Mountain laurel
Mushrooms (amanita esp)
N
Narcissus
Nephthytis
Nettles
Nightshades
O
Oak
Oleander
Onion
Oriental lily
P
Peace lily
Peaches (pits & leaves)
Pencil cactus
Periwinkle
Peyote
Philodendron
Pigweed
Plumosa fern
Poinsettia
Poison ivy
Poison oak
Pokeberry
Potato (raw)
Pothos
Precatory beans
Primrose
Privit
Psilcybin mushrooms
Purple foxglove
R
Rain tree
Red emerald
Red princess
Rhododendron
Rhubarb leaves
Ribbon plant
S
Sago palm
Sansevieria
Satin pothos
Schefflera
Snake plant
Snow-on-the-mountain
Spider plant
String of pearls
Swiss cheese plant
T
Tansy ragwort (senecio)
Taro vine
Thornapple
Tiger lily
Tinsel tree
Tobacco
Tomato plant
Toyon
Tulip
W
Walnut (green husks)
Water hemlock
Weeping fig
Wisteria
Y
Yellow jasmine
Yellow star thistle
Yew
All common poisonous plants need to be avoided if at all possible. Most children don't even think about if a plant will harm them or not. Make sure they know what to look for.
A beautiful wildflower may be the focal point of a child's attention to pick for Mom, but that very same flower may put that innocent child in danger of handling a common poisonous plant.
Read up on common poisonous plants that grow around campgrounds and watery areas. Show the plants to your children and explain to them the dangers of picking them or even being around them.
Make sure you keep some kind of book in your camper on the different kinds of plants and flowers to stay away from. A book on the ways to treat your skin if you do come in contact with them will be most helpful.
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