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American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana Phytolacca americana


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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

My pleasure. I don't know if you're interested, but I included some pretty interesting tidbits in the Notes portion of my recent pokeweed spotting:

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/121...

Sarah Mays
Sarah Mays 11 years ago

Thank you Aaron

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

The berries turn a deep purple color when they are ripe. Many species of birds feast on them at that time.

Sarah Mays
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Sarah Mays

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Aug 3, 2012
Submitted on Aug 9, 2012

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