Pokeweeds
Phytolacca
Phytolacca is a genus of perennial plants native to North America, South America, East Asia and New Zealand. Some members of the genus are known as pokeweeds or similar names such as pokebush, pokeberry, pokeroot or poke sallet. Other names for species of Phytolacca include inkberry and ombú. The generic name is derived from the Greek word φυτόν (phyton), meaning "plant," and the Latin word lacca, a red dye. Phytolaccatoxin and phytolaccigenin are present in many...
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
American pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca americana
Indian Pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca acinosa
Inkweed
speciesPhytolacca octandra
Tropical Pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca icosandra
Ombu
speciesPhytolacca dioica
Venezuelan pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca rivinoides
Phytolacca rugosa
speciesPhytolacca rugosa
Mexican pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca heterotepala
Andean Pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca bogotensis
Japanese Pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca japonica
Brazilian Pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca thyrsiflora
Chinese Pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca polyandra
African Soapberry
speciesPhytolacca dodecandra
pōpolo kū mai
speciesPhytolacca sandwicensis
Chilean Pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca chilensis
Phytolacca tetramera
speciesPhytolacca tetramera
Phytolacca weberbaueri
speciesPhytolacca weberbaueri
Levantine Pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca pruinosa
Wild Sweet Potato
speciesPhytolacca heptandra
Phytolacca meziana
speciesPhytolacca meziana
Nepal Pokeweed
speciesPhytolacca latbenia
Phytolacca sanguinea
speciesPhytolacca sanguinea
Phytolacca exiensis
speciesPhytolacca exiensis
Phytolacca yunnanensis
speciesPhytolacca yunnanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48601.