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Phytolacca americana
4 - 5 feet tall, palm-sized, thick green leaves. Thick, fibrous stalk - reddish purple. White flower clusters at the ends of stems. Berries similar to bunches of grapes, start out green, then ripen to deep purple.
Invasive, invasive, invasive...everywhere.
Spotted on Sep 8, 2012
Submitted on Sep 14, 2012
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Yes, these are everywhere - we have some growing up a lane way where I live
(Victoria, Australia) and when I was growing-up in India, these were everywhere and I used to crush the berries to use as a "dye" - knew not to eat them though ! - very attractive little berries.