| Accepted name: |
Phytolacca americana L. var. americana |
| Synonym(s): |
-Phytolacca thyrsiflora Fenzl
-Phytolacca decandra L.
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| English names: |
Common Pokeweed
Common Pokeweed
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| French names: |
Phytolaque d'Amérique
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Phytolaccaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HPHYAMA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Infusion of berry taken for arthritis. Roots and berries or berry wine used for rheumatism. Poultice used for ulcers and swellings and infusion of root used for eczema. Salve used on "ulcerous sores" and dried, crushed roots sprinkled on old sores. Cold infusion of powdered root taken for kidneys(*7)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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