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Venezuelan Pokeweed

Phytolacca rivinoides

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/2762...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Venezuelan Pokeweed
Phytolacca rivinoides SEINet - Phytolacca rivinoides


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5 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

Yes, they do stain the skin!

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 10 years ago

The American species is a favorite of mine. We used to use the berries as body paint. :-)

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

thanks Lisa. Such a pretty plant. I encountered it several times on my walks thought the rainforest and Costa Rican jungles.

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

thanks jason...

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

That's Pokeweed :)

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 12, 2013
Submitted on Nov 10, 2013

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