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| Family | Phytolaccaceae |
| Scientific name | Phytolacca americana L. |
| Synonyms | Phytolacca americana L. var. rigida (Small) Caulkins & Wyatt; Phytolacca decandra L.; Phytolacca icosandra L. var. fraseri Moquin-Tandon; Phytolacca rigida Small; Phytolacca vulgaris Crantz |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) yoshu-yama-gobo (ヨウシュヤマゴボウ, 洋種山牛蒡 [meaning: European yama-gobo (yama-gobo = Phytolacca acinosa Roxburgh (syn. Phytolacca esculenta Van Houtte))]), america yama-gobo (アメリカヤマゴボウ, 亜米利加山牛蒡 [meaning: American yama-gobo]) |
| (English common name) pigeonberry, poke, pokeberry, pokeroot, pokeweed, red ink plant | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) [native] Canada, USA | |
| Habitat | Field, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=36 |
| Description | Plants 70-250cm tall. Leaves 5-30cm long, 2.5-13cm wide. Flowers white, pink or red 4-6mm, flowering in June to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Phytolacca americana L. |
| Phytolacca americana Linnaeus | |
| Phytolacca americana L. | |
| Note | Naturalized plants (introduced in mid 19th) |
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