Phytolacca americana L.
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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species . Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute . Usage Requirements
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Phytolacca americana L.
USA (AL , AR , AZ , CA , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN, MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV ), CAN (NB, ON, QC)
Related Taxa: Phytolacca americana L.
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7 genera in Phytolaccaceae ,
8 species in Phytolacca
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Classification: Phytolacca americana L.
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U.S. Weed Information: Phytolacca americana L.
American pokeweed common pokeweed inkberry pigeonberry pokeberry pokeweed
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
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KY
Haragan, P.D.
1991.
Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide .
The University Press of Kentucky.
Lexington, Kentucky.
278pp.
N'EAST
Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso.
1997.
Weeds of the Northeast .
Cornell University Press.
Ithaca, New York.
397pp.
NE&GP
Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains .
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
589pp.
SWSS
Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM .
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
Wetland Indicator Status: Phytolacca americana L.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FACU+,FAC
FACU+
FACU+
FAC-
NO
FAC
FAC-
NI
NO
NI
NI
NO
NO
NO
Phytolacca rigida [=PHAMR ]:
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FACU,FAC-
NO
FACU
NO
NO
NO
FAC-
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Phytolacca americana L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals FoodLarge Mammals CoverSmall Mammals FoodSmall Mammals CoverWater Birds FoodWater Birds CoverTerrestrial Birds FoodTerrestrial Birds Cover
Martin
Minor
Minor
Miller Low
Low
Moderate
Yarrow Low
Low
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values Wildlife
Habitat Values
Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits . Dover Publications, New York.
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife . Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.
More Accounts and Images: Phytolacca americana L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19523.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
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