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Phytolacca americana L.
American pokeweed
Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Phytolacca americana
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Introduction

Perennial herb with inky black fruit from USA was noted for the first time at 3 separate sites in Greater Vancouver in 2007 (Lomer xxxx @ UBC).

Status Information

Scientific Name	Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Phytolacca americana		Unlisted	Exotic	Not Listed
Phytolacca americana var. americana		SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

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Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Phytolaccaceae
Flora North America treatment for Phytolacca americana
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

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UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-12-12 11:50:10 AM ]

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