Ethnobotany of poison ivy, poison oak, and relatives (Toxicodendron spp., Anacardiaceae) in America: Veracity of historical accounts

Rhodora

Volumn 108, Issue 935, 2006, Pages 203-227

  Senchina, David S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Poison ivy; Poison oak; Poison sumac; Toxicodendron

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIACEAE; HEDERA; TOXICODENDRON; TOXICODENDRON VERNIX;

EID: 33750497229     PISSN: 00354902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3119/0035-4902(2006)108[203:EOPIPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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