Title of object

Phytolacca americana

Object description

American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is a large, shrubby perennial growing up to 10 feet in height native to eastern North America. The plant has a large white taproot, green or red stems, and large, simple leaves. White flowers are followed by purple to almost black berries, which are a good food source for songbirds although it is highly toxic for human and livestock.

Language of object

English

Author(s) / Publisher

Zeynel Cebeci

Discipline(s)

Geography, Plant Science

Keywords

scoke, redweed, pokeweed, poke root, pocan bush, pigeon berry, inkberry, garget, coakum, cancer jalap, American nightshade

Technical format

Image

Intended end-user role

Learner

Learning resource type

Slide

Typical age range

Undergraduate (18-21)

Copyright - Restrictions

This resource is licensed under the license(CC-BY-NC-ND) Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported

Cost with use

No

Source code available

No