Many of these botanical dangers aren't relegated to remote wilderness areas. They can thrive along popular hiking trails, in common gardens, and even in your local park. The insidious nature of these ...

If you're heading outdoors this summer, it pays to know the difference between poison ivy, poison oak and other rash-producing plants that will leave you itching and scratching — or worse. Most ...

Officials have discovered a highly invasive plant spreading in the Midwest and issued a warning. The Michigan Department of ...

Toxic and poisonous plants grow in Michigan, including giant hogweed, poison ivy, poison oak, wild parsnip, poison sumac and poison hemlock. Contact with the plants can cause skin irritation, blisters ...