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In the wild, it is easily found growing in pastures, recently cleared areas, and woodland openings, edge habitats such as along fencerows, and in wastelands. The first word in its scientific name, Phytolacca americana, comes from the Greek words phyton ('plant') and lacca —the scarlet dye secreted by the Kerria lacca scale insect. The second ...
Phytolacca is a genus of perennial plants native to North America, South America and East Asia. Some members of the genus are known as pokeweeds or similar names such as pokebush, pokeberry, pokeroot or poke sallet. [2] [3] Other names for species of Phytolacca include inkberry and ombú.
Actaea pachypoda, the white baneberry or doll's-eyes, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Actaea, of the family Ranunculaceae. The plant is native to eastern North America, in eastern Canada, and the Midwestern and Eastern United States. It prefers clay to coarse loamy upland soils, and is found in hardwood and mixed forest stands.
Supporting native plants, even pokeweed, have huge benefits for wildlife. Every year, a handful of pokeweed plants pop up in my yard and I always allow a few specimens to thrive, mostly in the ...
Phytolacca sandwicensis is a terrestrial species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands of the Pacific Ocean.It is a rather rare plant to find in the wild. Hawai'i pokeweed can be found in open areas or stream beds within wet or mesic forests.
Phytolacca icosandra, sometimes known as button pokeweed [1] or tropical pokeweed, [2] is a species of flowering plant found in the neotropics and introduced into the warmer areas of the western USA. It reaches up to 3 m in height, with leaves of 10–20 cm by 9–14 cm.
Plant American elderberry in Zones 3-9 in consistently moist, fertile soils. They will tolerate occasional periods of drought or wet soils and grow in both acidic and alkaline soils.
Some plants (or select parts) require cooking to make them safe for consumption. Field guides instruct foragers to carefully identify species before assuming that any wild plant is edible. Accurate determination ensures edibility and safeguards against potentially fatal poisoning .