American pokeweed *

Phytolacca americana

Family: Phytolaccaceae (POKEWEED).
Other common names: common pokeweed, pokeberry, inkberry, pigeonberry.
Generic common name: POKEWEED.

Location: Will Rogers State Historic Park: Backbone Trail, chaparral, Oct 2006.

Characteristics: non-Native, White, Red, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Summer, Fall.

Note: has NOXIOUS WEED status in some locations.