Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweed
Phytolacca dodecandra
- Family
- Phytolaccaceae
- Genus
- Phytolacca
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- صبغة ذات اثنتي عشرة سداة, صبغة حبشية
- Chinese
- 十二蕊商陆
- English
- Pokeweed
Synonyms
- Phytolacca abyssinica Hoffm.
- Phytolacca dodecandra var. brevipedicellata H.Walter
- Phytolacca elongata Salisb.
- Pircunia abyssinica Moq.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Elliot Kulakow, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Fitsumbirhan Tewelde, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Mitiku Muanenda Adula, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: brettaugust, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sadu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.