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Common name: American pokeweed
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Common names: American pokeweed; Common pokeweed; Poke; Pokeberry
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
Synonym: ''Phytolacca americana'' var. ''americana''
 
Synonym: ''Phytolacca americana'' var. ''americana''

Revision as of 12:07, 31 August 2016

Phytolacca americana
Phyt ame.jpg
Photo by Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Phytolaccaceae
Genus: Phytolacca
Species: P. americana
Binomial name
Phytolacca americana
L.
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Natural range of Phytolacca americana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: American pokeweed; Common pokeweed; Poke; Pokeberry

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Phytolacca americana var. americana

Description

A description of Phytolacca americana is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Phytolacca americana at Archbold Biological Station: [1]

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Halictidae: Augochlora pura, Augochlorella striata, Augochloropsis metallica, A. sumptuosa, Lasioglossum lepidii, L. miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. pectoralis, L. placidensis, L. puteulanum

Megachilidae: Heriades leavitti

Sphecidae: Ectemnius maculosus, E. rufipes ais, Isodontia exornata, Oxybelus laetus fulvipes

Vespidae: Leptochilus alcolhuus, L. republicanus, Polistes dorsalis hunteri, Zethus slossonae

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.