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Common Pokeweed

Brent Sellers andJason Ferrell

Release Date: 4/9/2019

Reviewed At: 2/13/2025

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-AG254-2006

Agriculture

Abstract

This article provides key information on the biology, toxicity, cultural uses, and control of common pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) -- also called poke berry, pigeon berry, inkberry coakum, pocan bush, scoke, poke salad, and American nightshade.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-123, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2006. Revised June 2013. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Sellers, B., Ferrell, J., & Rainbolt, C. (2006). Common Pokeweed. EDIS, 2006. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag254-2006

Authors

Brent Sellers
Brent Sellers
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University of Florida

center director and professor, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL

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Jason Ferrell
Jason Ferrell
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, weed science and invasive plants, and chair, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy; and director, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Gainesville, FL

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