Phytolacca americana L.

Phytolaccaceáe Phytolacca americana L.
det. M. Nee, 2013
INDIANA, Marion Co., NW part of Indianapolis, SE side of
junction of 1-65 and Crawfordsville Road.
39°48’00”N, 86°16’14”W, alt. 230 m.
Rank weedy areas around cheap motels and businesses,
with some patches of shrubs and trees (Populus deltoides,
Robinia pseudoacacia, Ulmus rubra).
Robust branched herb 1.5 m. tall; stems and fruiting
inflorescences purple. Petals white; ovary and young fruit
green.
Coll.: M. Nee 60309	1 Aug. 2013
Missouri botanical Garden (MO)
02692449