Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) the... - Botany Bay Ecotours

Some people regard Pokeweed berries (Phytolacca americana) as a lookalike, but if you can recognize the compound leaves, this won’t be an issue! Another reason why it’s important to identify the compound leaves is to see that the arrangement is opposite. If you can’t do that, a more likely mistake would be Devil’s Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa), which has very similar berry clusters. Not confident in spotting compound leaves and leaf arrangement? No problem! I have a entire FREE Tree & Shrub ID

Discover the edible uses of Cleavers (Galium aparine). Includes photo identification.

Poke for food, food reversal, and magenta. https://paleoforaging.com/2023/07/05/phytolacca-americana-pokeweed/ How American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) was used by American Indians for food, medicine, and dye. #foraging #ethnobotany #forager #foragetexas #wildedibles #wildedibleplants #survival #primitiveskills #crafts #herbalmedicine #herbalism #naturalremedies #pokeweed #pokesalad References: - Banks, William H. 1953. Ethnobotany of the Cherokee Indians. Master of Science Thesis, Universit