[pct-l] Poodle bush

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

I have a picture. This was near Hikertown and was in full bloom. The  
flowers make you want to get close to them, but don't. Pay attention  
to the leaves although I didn't get very many in the shot. It sort of  
looks like yerba santa, which is also common on the trail. Easy to  
find pictures online.
http://tinyurl.com/7zd7g8t


On Feb 25, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Just a  reminder that there are huge amiunts of poodle bush in the  
> area of the Station Fire in the San Gabriels.  This is a plant  
> whose seeds germinate after a fire.  They can be up to 5 or 6 feet  
> in height, green drooping leaves, purple flowers (I think  
> flowerring might be over).  They can cause reactions such as the  
> blistering and itching one gets from poison oak, which can last up  
> to 2 weeks.  Not sure if there is an oil involved, but I think they  
> have tiny hairs.  I was up there this past w/e and it was growing  
> very close beside a lot of the trail, and in some cases the trail  
> is very narrow indeed.  I'll try and find a link to pics.
>
> Boomerang