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Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Stem, Vegetable

A herb. It grows to 4 m tall. The root is thick and cone shaped. The stems are erect. The leaf stalk is 1-4 cm long. The leaf blade is oval and 9-18 cm long by 5-10 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped and it tapers to a short tip. The flower racemes can be at the end of branches or on the side. They are 5-20 cm long. The flowers are white and slightly red. The fruiting stalk hangs down. The fruit is a berry which is oblong and purple black when mature. The seeds are kidney shaped and 3 mm across.

It is a temperate climate plant. It is cultivated in China. It suits hardiness zones 5-9. In Yunnan. In Sichuan.

Common Names: Pokeweed, Alkormos, Bledo, Capa-rosa, Chui xu shang lu, Gorget, Inkberry, Jabonera, Kusuzumu, Navadna barvilnica, Pigeon berry, Pocan, Poke, Pokeberry, Pokeroot, Red Ink Plant, Scoke, Sekerciboyast, Skoke, Thuongluc my, Uva-macaco

Synonyms: 

Phytolacca decandra L.;