Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
38.7456, -83.8449
Field Notes
Description:
Common plant in alley ways in the village, Perennial herb - 6 - 10ft tall. Commonly called Poke or Poke Sallet (local slang for salad) Early pioneers used berry juice for ink (then called Inkweed) - In the South young leaves are boiled twice and eaten. Old leaves and the rest of the plant are very poisonous.
Habitat:
Eastern and southern US. Open disturbed sites.
Notes:
Name refers to the (Greek) phyton "plant" then lacca "crimson lake".
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