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Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Photo by AmberLundeen
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted this while on a walk with my mother. She told me that the berries will turn purple and that as a little kid she used to smush them and use the juice as paint and "makeup".

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Pokeweed

Species ID Suggestions

Pokeberry, pokeweed

Phytolacca sp.

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KristalWatrous
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AmberLundeen
Thanks KristalWatrous - Really interesting info -kinda scary that she was playing around and smushing these as a kid when they're poisonous!
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2011

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