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American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) Found this growing in the garden of our new house in Bulgaria. hopefully someone will identify it for us and tell us if it's edible American Pokeweed,Bulgaria,Geotagged,Phytolacca americana,Summer,berrie,black,bulgaria,plant Click/tap to enlarge

American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

Found this growing in the garden of our new house in Bulgaria. hopefully someone will identify it for us and tell us if it's edible

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    WildFlower
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    This is most likely Phytolacca americana. Although the ripe fruits are the least poisonous part of the plant, I don't think it is a good idea to eat them. Posted 8 years ago
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      martinsm
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      Thank you Wildflower for your assistance in identifying this plant.
      Posted 8 years ago

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The American Pokeweed

"Phytolacca americana" is a poisonous, herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae. This pokeweed grows 1 to 3 metres.

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Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2017. Captured Aug 8, 2017 08:38 in Unnamed Road, 6363 Tsareva polyana, Bulgaria.
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  • DMC-G7
  • f/6.3
  • 10/8000s
  • ISO200
  • 20mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.