General Purpose: To identify poisonous plants that could be harmful to you. Specific Purpose: To show specific characteristics of plants in Wisconsin that could be harmful to people who are outdoors, including what affects these plants have on you.
Central Idea: By knowing how to identify the poisonous plants in your surroundings, you will save yourself time and money, as well as be able to avoid the affects that these plants can have on you. INTRODUCTION: [Memorize this as much as possible] Have you ever been walking through the woods, or been outside doing yardwork, and noticed a plant that you worried about being poisonous? Today I am going to tell you how to identify five of the most common poisonous plants in Wisconsin that …show more content…
II. Wild Parsnip
A. Information/Effects
1. The wild parsnip plants originates from Europe and Asia, and reproduces by seed.
2. Wild parsnip is found throughout all of the United States, usually in fields and roadsides, and occasionally in wet pastures.
3. This plant contains photo chemicals in its juices that react to sunlight to cause a blistering burn. 4. Skin that comes into contact with the sap becomes extremely sensitive to sunlight, resulting in a painful burn that produces severe blisters and scarring. Sap in the eyes can cause blindness. Contact with the broken stem, leaves or seeds causes exposure to the dangerous sap (http://www.adirondack.net). B. Identification
1. Wild parsnip has yellow/green flower clusters that range from 10-20 centimeters across. The leaves consist of 2 to 5 pairs that grow across from each other along the stem, and one diamond-shaped leaflet on the end, and the leaflet is mitten shaped. 2. The height of Wild Parsnip can range from 1.5-5.5 ft. 3. The stem of Wild Parsnip is green, and is 2.5-5 cm. thick. The stem is also smooth, and has …show more content…
I. In conclusion:
A. Poison ivy is a groundcover plant with three light or dark green, almond-shaped leaves, and its most common effects on people who come in contact with it are redness, swelling, and blisters on the skin.
B. Wild parsnip is a longer plant with yellow/green flower clusters, and a long green stem. The most common effects of contact with wild parsnip is a painful burn that results in severe blistering and scarring of the skin.
C. Poison hemlock is a plant with hollow stalks with purple blotches. It has umbrella-shaped flower clusters that branch out. All parts of the plant are poisonous, but the leaves are the most toxic. The most common side effects from exposure to poison hemlock are nervous trembling, salivation, lack of coordination, dilation of the pupils, rapid, weak pulse, and respiratory paralysis.
D. Poison sumac is found in mostly swampy areas, and has 7-13 leaves, with a red vein running through the leaves. Itching, red streaks, small bumps or large raised areas, and blisters that may leak fluids are all effects of coming in contact with poison
Central Idea: By knowing how to identify the poisonous plants in your surroundings, you will save yourself time and money, as well as be able to avoid the affects that these plants can have on you. INTRODUCTION: [Memorize this as much as possible] Have you ever been walking through the woods, or been outside doing yardwork, and noticed a plant that you worried about being poisonous? Today I am going to tell you how to identify five of the most common poisonous plants in Wisconsin that …show more content…
II. Wild Parsnip
A. Information/Effects
1. The wild parsnip plants originates from Europe and Asia, and reproduces by seed.
2. Wild parsnip is found throughout all of the United States, usually in fields and roadsides, and occasionally in wet pastures.
3. This plant contains photo chemicals in its juices that react to sunlight to cause a blistering burn. 4. Skin that comes into contact with the sap becomes extremely sensitive to sunlight, resulting in a painful burn that produces severe blisters and scarring. Sap in the eyes can cause blindness. Contact with the broken stem, leaves or seeds causes exposure to the dangerous sap (http://www.adirondack.net). B. Identification
1. Wild parsnip has yellow/green flower clusters that range from 10-20 centimeters across. The leaves consist of 2 to 5 pairs that grow across from each other along the stem, and one diamond-shaped leaflet on the end, and the leaflet is mitten shaped. 2. The height of Wild Parsnip can range from 1.5-5.5 ft. 3. The stem of Wild Parsnip is green, and is 2.5-5 cm. thick. The stem is also smooth, and has …show more content…
I. In conclusion:
A. Poison ivy is a groundcover plant with three light or dark green, almond-shaped leaves, and its most common effects on people who come in contact with it are redness, swelling, and blisters on the skin.
B. Wild parsnip is a longer plant with yellow/green flower clusters, and a long green stem. The most common effects of contact with wild parsnip is a painful burn that results in severe blistering and scarring of the skin.
C. Poison hemlock is a plant with hollow stalks with purple blotches. It has umbrella-shaped flower clusters that branch out. All parts of the plant are poisonous, but the leaves are the most toxic. The most common side effects from exposure to poison hemlock are nervous trembling, salivation, lack of coordination, dilation of the pupils, rapid, weak pulse, and respiratory paralysis.
D. Poison sumac is found in mostly swampy areas, and has 7-13 leaves, with a red vein running through the leaves. Itching, red streaks, small bumps or large raised areas, and blisters that may leak fluids are all effects of coming in contact with poison