Phytolacca americana L.

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S. A.
Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca americana L.
M. Nee, 2005
INDIANA, Posey CO., Harmonie State Recreation Area.
Nearly a monoculture stand of young Robinia pseudoacacia
and Rosa multiflora in floodplain of Wabash River between
road and p'icnic ground. With Pilea pumila, Boehmeria
cylindrica, Perilla frutescens, Verbesina alternifolia.
38°03.91’N, 87°57.89’W. alt. 110 m.
Herbs with single stems to 1.5 m. tall, then branched, with
spreading branches to 1.5 m. long. Stem and inflorescence
axes light purple. Inflorescence hanging; fruit purple-black.
Coll.: M. Nee & D. Atha 53530	7 Oct. 2005
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