Phytolacca acinosa
American Pokeweed, Indian Poke
Other regional names: Indian Pokeweed
- Indian Pokeweed
Also known as: Phytolacca acinosa f. insularis (Nakai) M.Kim +7 more
- Phytolacca acinosa f. insularis (Nakai) M.Kim
- Phytolacca acinosa var. kaempferi (A.Gray) Makino
- Phytolacca esculenta L.
- Phytolacca esculenta VanHoutte
- Phytolacca insularis Nakai
- Phytolacca kaempferi A.Gray
- Phytolacca pekinensis Hance
- Sarcoca acinosa (Roxb.) Skalický
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Phytolaccaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Phytolacca acinosa (commonly known as American Pokeweed or Indian poke) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Phytolaccaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Altay, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Primorye, Romania, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Wisconsin, Yugoslavia