Characteristics
Dicots
Phytolacca americana L.
American Pokeweed
forb
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Native
AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL)
G5T5 (Global Rank)
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
White
Carpel Number/Pistil
6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Complexity
Simple
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Berry
Fruit Wet/Dry
Wet
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Dissection
0
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Mesic
Natural Area Presence
PCSF; FCFSP; ObedWSR; NCCGSNA; BISO; PK; LULA; LRC; LGS; DRU; GILES; UCR; BEH; BFM; GRSM; SGSNA; WOLF; CCNMP; RCSP; LCW; TRG; SM; LC; FG; BE; WOCG-BISO
Ovary Position
Superior
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic
Ovules per Carpel
6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Chert; Limestone; Schist
Petal Fusion
No
Petal Number
5
Pistil Complexity
Compound
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Basal
Sepal Fusion
No
Sepal Number
5
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Acidic; Alkaline; Circumneutral
Stamen Number
9; 10; 11; 12
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Clay; Sand; Silt
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Classification
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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Ecoregions
Southeastern Plains
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Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Interior Plateau
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Bluegrass Region
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Karst Plain
Western Highland Rim
Eastern Highland Rim
Interior River Valleys and Hills
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Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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Range of years during which specimens were collected:
Plant Photos
Phytolacca americana
- Alaina Krakowiak
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Phytolacca americana
- Ashley B. Morris
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Phytolacca americana
- Dwayne Estes
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Phytolacca americana
- Dwayne Estes
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Phytolacca americana
- Dwayne Estes
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Milo Pyne
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Phytolacca americana
- Milo Pyne
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Phytolacca americana
- Milo Pyne
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Phytolacca americana
- Milo Pyne
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Phytolacca americana
- Sunny Fleming
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Phytolacca americana
- Theo Witsell
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Phytolacca americana
- Theo Witsell
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Phytolacca americana
- Theo Witsell
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Phytolacca americana
- Theo Witsell
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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Phytolacca americana
- Joey Shaw
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