Pokeweed family (Phytolaccaceae) ⁴

Summary ⁵

Phytolacca americana, the American pokeweed or simply pokeweed, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae growing up to 8 feet (2 meters) in height. It is native to the eastern United States and has significant toxicity.

Learn more ⁴

Cornell Weed Identification, Cornell University.
Weed of the Month, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) MP Zhou, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by MP Zhou, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178214528
2. (c) hollslyn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by hollslyn, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178051865
3. (c) zibaldone, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by zibaldone, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177785531
4. (c) Isaac Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
5. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytolacca_americana

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