Pokeweed has these other names too, how many do you know?
As a child, I often saw a purplish-red fruit around the front and back of the house, and girls would also use it to dye their nails. This beautiful plant has a very literary name, called pokeweed. Come and get to know this plant with the editor.
Phytolaccaceae genus
Phytolaccaceae, genus Phytolacca, Latin scientific name Phytolacca acinosa Roxb
Other names for pokeweed
Zhangliu, large amaranth, mountain radish, jianzhongxiao, daoshuilian, jinqiniang, zhumaer, baimuji
Pokeweed distribution
Pokeweed is widely distributed in the red soil hilly areas south of the Yangtze River, and is mainly produced in North China and Central China. Among the varieties currently distributed in our country, the main ones are pokeweed and dangling pokeweed.
Morphological characteristics of pokeweed
Pokeweed is a perennial herbaceous plant, and the entire plant surface is hairless. It has a conical fleshy root, relatively thick, with the outer skin of the root appearing pale yellow or grayish brown, and the inner part yellow-white; the stem of pokeweed is erect, cylindrical, with longitudinal grooves on the surface, the stem is green in young parts and purplish-red in old parts, and much branched; the leaves are ovate, with a thin papery feel, the leaf tip is acuminate, the base is cuneate, gradually narrowed, and the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves are scattered with tiny white spots, with the midvein raised on the lower surface of the leaf. Pokeweed has a spike inflorescence, blooms in summer and autumn, and the flowers are white. It has eight separate carpels. The berry is purplish-black, flat-spherical, and borne in clusters.
Growing environment of pokeweed
Pokeweed has very strong vitality and is distributed in plains, hills, and mountainous areas, and is commonly seen by roadsides and around the front and back of houses. Pokeweed likes warm and humid climate conditions, and the suitable growth temperature is between 14~30°C; after autumn, the aboveground part of pokeweed withers after the leaves fall, while the underground fleshy root can withstand low temperatures of -15°C, and when it is warm the next year, the fleshy root sprouts and promotes the growth of the aboveground part; pokeweed has very strong adaptability to soil, has no special requirements for soil, and can basically grow in any soil.
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