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Pokeweed

Phytolacca sp.

Photo by HeatherMiller
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Field Notes

Description:

These plants popped up in my yard after the rain we just recently had after a few weeks of no rain. They look like grape bunches, but am not sure. Could they be wild grapes?

Habitat:

Totally volunteer, my backyard, clay soil.

Reference Links:

Pokeweed

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
KristalWatrous
This is definitely a pokeweed, Phytolacca sp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokeweed
Aarongunnar
yes, got a b.s. in biology, been working in the field, more or less, since
HeatherMiller
OK, I'll see if the berries turn the color in your reference picture and if it does, then you have another ID under your belt. Do you have expertise in the sciences?
Aarongunnar
kind of looks like pokeweed to me, but i'm not 100% certain http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/leeci_unet/miasfolder/Wildflowers_website/pokeweed.html

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PublishedAugust 9, 2011

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