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Poison oak [Native Plants PNW] Pacific Poison Oak Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak is found from Vancouver Island and nearby islands in British Columbia to Baja California, mostly on the west side of the Cascades in Oregon. In Washington, it is most common on Puget Sound islands and nearby shorelines, and along the Columbia River.(Native Plants PNW) Today's top story in Salish Current: The…