Phytolaccaceae
Red inkplant
Phytolacca octandra
- Family
- Phytolaccaceae
- Genus
- Phytolacca
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Common names
By language (6)
- Afrikaans
- Bobbejaandruif
- Arabic
- صبغة عشارية الأسدية
- Chinese
- 八蕊商陆
- English
- Red inkplant, Inkberry
- Xhosa
- Amahashe, Ayatsala, Umnanja
- Zulu
- Umnyandla
Synonyms
- Phytolacca americana var. mexicana L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Svend Hansen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James K. Douch, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.