Pokeweed Flowers
by Iris Richardson
Title
Pokeweed Flowers
Artist
Iris Richardson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Every morning I go out into my garden to give our honey bees some fresh water and armed with my camera. Today I noticed this delicate flower cluster. I was not sure which plant it was and if it was considered a weed or not. Our local wild life keeps introducing new plants to our garden and sometimes we welcome them and other times I really wish there was a way to prevent their seeding. Since the birds love the berries of this plant I might leave it alone for now. I need to do some more research on it to see if it will find a home in our garden for good.
American pokeweed is a member of the Phytolaccaceae, the Pokeweed family. Members of the family are found around the world in tropical and subtropical distribution with a few species that occur in temperate areas. About 16 genera and 100 species are recognized in the family. The genus Phytolacca contains about 25 species which range from herbs to shrubs to tall trees.
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June 25th, 2020
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