Green Pokeweed Berries (Phytolacca americana)

Green Pokeweed Berries (Phytolacca americana)

Green pokeweed berries (Phytolacca americana) and some pokeweed leaves. Pokeweeds are perennial herbs growing from 1 to 10 feet tall. They have single alternate leaves, pointed at the end, with crinkled edges. The stems are often pink or red. The flowers are greenish-white, in long clusters at the ends of the stems. They develop into dark purple berries. All parts of pokeweed are toxic including the raw aboveground leaves sprouting in the early spring.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 55mm AIS macro lens.


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