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	Pokeweed
		It belongs to the pokeweed family (Phytolaccaceae), a small family found mostly in Africa and the New World.
		Pokeweed may grow to nine feet tall, with large, alternate leaves and a carrotlike taproot.
		Ripe berries yield a crimson juice that was used as a substitute for red ink and to enhance the color of pale wines.
	waynesword.palomar.edu /ecoph24.htm (1043 words)

	Floridata: Phytolacca americana
		Pokeweed is a large and coarse herbaceous weed with big leaves, a stout reddish trunk, widely branching reddish stems, and elongated erect clusters of small white flowers that give way to drooping clusters of dark purple berries.
		Pokeweed is native to eastern North America from Ontario, Quebec and Maine, west to Minnesota, and south to Texas, Mexico and Florida.
		Pokeweed is a rather handsome shrub-like herbaceous perennial that is at home in the naturalized or open woodland garden.
	www.floridata.com /ref/P/phyt_ame.cfm (869 words)

	Pokeweed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pokeweed is used as a homeopathic remedy to treat many ailments.
		Pokeweed berries yield a red ink or dye, which was once used by Native Americans to decorate their horses.
		Some pokeweeds are also grown as ornamental plants, mainly for their attractive berries; a number of cultivars have been selected for larger fruit panicles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pokeweed (426 words)

	40. COMMON POKEWEED, POKEBERRY, POKEROOT, INKBERRY, POKE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Pokeweed commonly grows on recently cleared land, in open woods, barnyards, pastures, fence rows, and roadsides.
		If the animals are forced to eat pokeweed (especially if it has been incorporated into processed feeds), the primary signs relate to the irritant effects of the saponin toxins, in particular phytolaccigenin.
		Noted in the human literature but not well published in the veterinary literature is the mutagenic and teratogenic properties of pokeweed, that is the ability to induce mutations (and possibly cancer) and birth defects.
	www.vet.purdue.edu /depts/addl/toxic/plant40.htm (414 words)

	Pokeweed -- Phytolacca americana L.
		Pokeweed is a native plant throughout eastern North America.
		Pokeweed is most easily grown in a temperate climate such as that of eastern North America.
		Pokeweed blooms in the warm weather from July to September.
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	Pokeweed Press: Reading for the Fun of It
		Pokeweed Press: Reading for the Fun of It Welcome to Pokeweed Press.
		Pokeweed Press specializes in picture books for children from 4 to 12.
		Our motto is "Reading for the fun of it" and our goal is to create entertaining books for children to read by themselves and to share with their parents.
	www.pokeweed.com (145 words)

	Pokeweed Phytolacca americana uses Poke Salet
		Pokeweed is a common perennial native plant, found in Northern and Central N. America from the New England States to Minnesota and south to Florida and Texas, naturalized in Britain and other countries.
		Cultivation: Pokeweed is an easily grown plant, succeeding in most soils and full sun or partial shade.
		The stout erect stalk is tall, growing to 10 feet or more, smooth and branching, turning deep red or purple as the berries ripen and the plant matures.
	altnature.com /gallery/pokeweed.htm (683 words)

	POKEWEED POKEBERRY (fr... - Online Information article about POKEWEED POKEBERRY (fr...
		POKEWEED POKEBERRY (from the American-Indian pecan, applied to any plant yielding a red or yellow dye)
		Europe, and has become naturalized in the Mediterranean region.
		End of Article: POKEWEED POKEBERRY (from the American-Indian pecan, applied to any plant yielding a red or yellow dye)
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PIG_POL/POKEBERRY_POKEWEED_from_the_Ame.html (216 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pokeweed poisoning
		American nightshade poisoning; Inkberry poisoning; Pigeon Berry poisoning; Pokeberry poisoning; Scoke poisoning; Virginia poke poisoning
		This is poisoning caused by eating pieces of the pokeweed plant.
		The highest amounts of poison are found in the roots, leaves, and stems.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/002874.htm (399 words)

	garden humor: The Pokeweed Alphabet: Or a Child's Garden of Vices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Pokeweed Alphabet: Or a Child's Garden of Vices
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