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Mazorquilla/ Button pokeweed (Phytolacca icosandra) Paraiso Quetzal, Costa Rica. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Phytolacca icosandra,Spring,phytolacca icosandra Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Mazorquilla/ Button pokeweed (Phytolacca icosandra)

Paraiso Quetzal, Costa Rica.

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''Phytolacca icosandra'', sometimes known as button pokeweed or tropical pokeweed, is a species of flowering plant found in the neotropics and introduced into the warmer areas of the western USA.

It reaches up to 3 m in height, with leaves of 10–20 cm by 9–14 cm. The flowers are produced in racemes 10–15 cm long, each flower 5–10 mm diameter, with 8-20 stamens . The fruit is a black berry, 5–8 mm diameter.

Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jul 8, 2018. Captured Apr 20, 2014 16:27 in Unnamed Road, San José, Costa Rica.
  • SP-820UZ
  • f/4.8
  • 10/500s
  • ISO200
  • 20.6mm