Phytolacca americana

Characteristics
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca
Phytolacca americana L. var. americana
pokeweed
Tree fall gaps in forests, thickets, roadsides, and disturbed soils in native and non-native sites.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACU+, FAC (NWPL) FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Caryophyllales
Phytolacca
Phytolacca americana L. var. americana - pokeweed
Citation
Phytolacca americana L. var. americana
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 23 Jul 2002 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 23 Jul 2002 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 17 Jul 2003 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 17 Jul 2003 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 23 Jul 2002 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 23 Jul 2002 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 09 Oct 2003 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 09 Oct 2003 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 29 Aug 2012 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 29 Aug 2012 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 29 Aug 2012 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 29 Aug 2012 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 11 Sep 2017 - 7
Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 11 Sep 2017 - Selma Rosenthal View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Nassau, NY: 7 September 2017 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Nassau, NY: 7 September 2017 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Nassau, NY: 7 September 2017 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Nassau, NY: 7 September 2017 View Full Size
Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 29 June 2021 -
Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 29 June 2021 View Full Size