Phytolacca americana

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Phytolaccaceae
Family (Traditional)	Phytolaccaceae
Genus	Phytolacca
Species	Phytolacca americana L.
Common Name	Pokeweed
Growth Habit	Forb
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	0
Status	Native, FACU (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Phytolacca americana L. var. americana

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Synonyms

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Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Brown, Clinton, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jasper, LaGrange, Madison, Marion, Miami, Montgomery, Ohio, Parke, Ripley, Scott, Shelby, Tippecanoe, Union, Warren, Whitley

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1929 - 2004

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
65420	Hamilton	08 Aug 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
49633	Howard	09 Sep 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
95559	Fountain	29 Jun 1952	Franklin B. Buser 1219	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
154189	Warren	01 Jul 1991	Gayle Tonkovich 154	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
99063	Montgomery	01 Oct 1929	H. A. Pamler	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
8134	Marion	30 Jul 1931	M. A. Swift 110	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
13013	Montgomery	01 Oct 1929	McCarthy	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
103673	Madison	19 Jul 1990	P. E. Rothrock 2151	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
152745	Allen	09 Aug 1993	P. E. Rothrock 3141	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
151517	Parke	21 Jun 2004	R. K. Scott 340	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
152797	Marion	11 Jul 1996	Raelene M. Crandall 115	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
41793	Ohio	18 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12147	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
41614	Ripley	25 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12217	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
71099	Fayette	01 Jul 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18207	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
83990	Greene	03 Jul 1948	Ray C. Friesner 22199	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
55028	LaGrange	05 Jul 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15634	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
70901	Delaware	08 Jul 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18324	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
41899	Dearborn	09 Jul 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12513	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
51211	Jasper	13 Jul 1940	Ray C. Friesner 14570	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
100778	Clinton	14 Jul 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24352	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
11922	Franklin	16 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4409	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
73435	Blackford	21 Jul 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19287	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
42875	Bartholomew	23 Jul 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12950	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
61378	Hendricks	25 Jul 1942	Ray C. Friesner 17075	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
28671	Brown	26 Jul 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9019	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
32504	Grant	27 Jul 1936	Ray C. Friesner 9907	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
76999	Decatur	27 Jul 1946	Ray C. Friesner 20843	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
61943	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	Ray C. Friesner 17117	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
70475	Hancock	05 Aug 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18649	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
53535	Whitley	09 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16094	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
56122	Miami	20 Sep 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16434	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
28030	Henry	28 Sep 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9337	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
28032	Henry	28 Sep 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9337	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
73921	Union	29 Sep 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19962	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
37575	Howard	02 Oct 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11665	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
7594	Marion	18 Oct 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3770	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
73514	Scott	27 Oct 1945	Ray C. Friesner 20207	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
4967	Parke	18 Aug 1930	Rexford F. Daubenmire 2313	BUT Phytolacca americana L.
154188	Tippecanoe	09 Sep 1996	Stuart Propes	BUT Phytolacca americana L.

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