Phytolacca americana L.

  • Filed As

    Phytolaccaceae
    Phytolacca americana L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. B. Nelson 16564 with B. Kelly, 09 Jun 1995

  • Location

    United States of America. South Carolina. Richland Co. Fort Jackson Army Installation, W side of Wildcat Rd, ca. 200m S of Percival Rd.

  • Habitat

    Dirt pile, windrows within extensive clearcut. Assoc w/ Scleria, Baptisia, Quercus, Eriogonum.

  • Description

    Herbs to 1.8m, glabrous; roots massive, rubbery; flowers white.

  • Collection Notes

    Received 6/30/95

  • Specimen Notes

    deposit NY - 12/21/95; MO - 2/13/98

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 42346

    Occurrence ID: b1d80d54-0ab7-4963-a8b6-831c80601fef

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Phytolaccaceae

  • All Determinations

    Phytolacca americana L. det J. B. Nelson, 1995

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    South Carolina

  • County/Municipio

    Richland Co.

  • Locality

    Fort Jackson Army Installation, W side of Wildcat Rd, ca. 200m S of Percival Rd

  • Elevation

    Alt. 120 m. (394 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    34.08, -82.85

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Pfizer Collections and Extractions
Phytolacca americana L.
det. J. B. Nelson, 1995
PHYTOLACCACEAE
USA, South Carolina. Richland County.. Ft Jackson. W side
of Wildcat Rd, ca 200m S of Perei vai Rd. 34°05’N. 82°51'W.
120m. Assoc w/ Sci eris, Baptisia, Quercus, Eriogonum.
Dirt pile; windrows within extensive clearcut.
Herbs to 1.8m. glabrous; roots massive, rubbery; flowers
white.
N.V.: Pokeweed [English].
USE: Comestible {young shoots}
Pfizer Sample codes: 16564a RT(NEL-113)
John B.
with B.
Nelson 16564
Kelly
June 9, 1995
RFPORT ANY REIDFNTFIGAT10N Of THIS VOUCHEn
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Fieldwork supported by Pfizer, Inc.
Voucher for pharmaceutical screening
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