February 2 – 15, 2015 – Settling in to Naples (and doing very little) – Gulf Sunset – Valentine’s Day Dinner-Dance – Shark River (Everglades National Park)

Poisinwood Leaves, Evergaldes National Park – Dade County, FL – 2015-02-15

As the name indicates, contact with poisonwood causes many people to break out in a severe rash … similar to the effect of coming in contact with poison ivy. Even rain water dripping off the leaves irritates sensitive skin. Birds eat the berries without ill effects. Poisonwood is recognizable by its three to seven drooping leaflets with black spots and yellow midribs.

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