![Pokeweed [Phytolacca americana]](/images///IMG_0553.JPG "Pokeweed [Phytolacca americana]")
Common Name:
Pokeweed
Scientic Name:
Phytolacca americana
Colors:
White
Months Appearing:
August
8/12
Poisonous berries and roots.
Tall shrub up to 10 ft high.
Dark purple or black berries. Colonists used berry for dye.
Damp woods or clearings.
Flowers 1/4 inch dia.. What we think are petals are white sepals.