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Venezuelan Pokeweed

Phytolacca rivinoides

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Maybe sometimes called Soapberry.

Habitat:

Seen in mountain terrane at Rancho Naturalista. Primary pre-montane Caribbean slope rainforest at 2970ft (900m)

Notes:

http://conabio.inaturalist.org/taxa/276273-Phytolacca-rivinoides

Reference Links:

Venezuelan Pokeweed - Phytolacca rivinoides - Overview, Phytolacca rivinoides

Species ID Suggestions

Venezuelan Pokeweed

Phytolacca rivinoides

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LisaPowers
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Comments (5)
pamsai
Yes, they do stain the skin!
LisaPowers
The American species is a favorite of mine. We used to use the berries as body paint. :-)
pamsai
thanks Lisa. Such a pretty plant. I encountered it several times on my walks thought the rainforest and Costa Rican jungles.

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Fruiting Bodies of the World
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PublishedNovember 10, 2013

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