Pokeweed Facts That Will Amaze You!

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Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, is a common perennial forb that can be found growing in disturbed areas across much of eastern North America. It is one of those plants that is so common that its value to the ecosystem is often overlooked, and it is dismissed as merely a weed. Nothing could be further from the truth! Pokeweed is an import resource to pollinators and wildlife, especially songbirds and gamebirds, and has some uses to people as a food and a medicinal – although these uses are not without risks. Learn how to identify pokeweed and how it benefits the environment along with some fun facts about this amazing plant!

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Chapters:
0:00 What is Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, What Is Its Native Range, Why Is It Important?
0:51 Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, Pioneer Species Loves Disturbance, Mature Size, Provides Umbrella Cover to Wildlife and Birds, Herbaceous Perennial, How Does It Regrow Every Year, Popularity in Europe
2:01 Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, Soil Preference, Size of Taproot, Ability to Pull Heavy Metals from the Soil,
3:10 Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, Light requirements
3:29 Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, Identification by Leaves, Leaf Characteristics, Smell of Crushed Leaves
4:11 Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, Leaf Use by Caterpillars and Wildlife, Host Plant for Moths, Giant Leopard Moth, Preferred Browse Species of White-Tailed Deer, Use as a Food by People
4:53 Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses
5:44 Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, Stem Description and Characteristics, Nesting Site for Some Species of Native Bees, How to Clean Up Stems for the Winter, Smell of Crushed Stems
6:36 Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, Pokeweed Bloom Description and Bloom Period, Pollinators Attracted to Pokeweed Blossoms
7:20 Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, Fruit Description and Fruiting Period, Pokeweed Fruit Purple Juice, Pokeweed Fruit Juice Once Used as a Dye, How Poke Spreads by Seed and How Birds Spread Poke, Fruit Usage by Songbirds, Gamebirds and Wildlife
8:45 Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, Phytochemicals, Toxicity to Humans, Symptoms of Pokeweed Poisoning, Risk of Eating or Using Herbal Remedies Made from Pokeweed, Toxicity of Various Pokeweed Parts, Accidental Pokeweed Poisoning, Review of Study on Pokeweed Poisoning, Skin Reaction to Pokeweed, Possible Medical Uses for Pokeweed
11:20 Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, Unsung Native Plant, A Similar Shrub the Common Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis