Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
08 / 17 / 2022
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Season Photo Was Taken
Summer
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
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City
Dawsonville
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State
Georgia
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Posted by
gsmrecruiter2@gmail.com
Notes:
Grows in a field next to my house. Has a root like a potato or yam. Comes up in summer. Is the root edible?
Comments
laura735 Master Identifier says:
This looks like American pokeweed aka poke sallet (Phytolacca americana). The root (tuber) is not edible. Check Walter’s website for the toxicity of this plant. Click on the other two tabs: “What is Poke sallet” & ” Why You Shouldn’t Eat Poke Sallet” for more information. Best wishes!
August 22nd, 2022 at 2:24am