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P. americana is widely dispersed by birds and quickly colonizes exposed mineral soil even in undisturbed forests, such as on tree-fall tip-up mounds or flood scours. It is most abundant, however, as a weed of urban, suburban, and agricultural disturbances. The berries and mature stems are poisonous; the young stems have been used as a potherb and the purple berries as a source of ink, per Weakley's Flora (2022)

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phytolacca americana var. americana   FAMILY Phytolaccaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Phytolacca americana var. americana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Phytolacca americana var. americana

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 068-01-001:

Phytolacca americana   FAMILY Phytolaccaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Phytolacca americana

 

COMMON NAME:
Common Pokeweed, Poke

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phytolacca americana   FAMILY Phytolaccaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phytolacca americana var. americana   FAMILY Phytolaccaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phytolacca americana var. americana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Phytolacca americana var. americana

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 068-01-001:
Phytolacca americana   FAMILY Phytolaccaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phytolacca americana