OT: Botanist Experts

[jghall]

In the infinite wisdom of the forum, anybody know what this is? And anything positive/negative about.

Background if helps. Moved in a few years ago. One was already growing. But it's massively grown over the years. Appears seeds spread, either through just normal seed droppings, or transportation through birds. Now have a one in my front yard and opposite side yard.

Get big enough that frame does not support branch weight.

Thanks in advance for time.

[joosttx]

That’s poke weed

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytolacca_americana

[WNC rider]

Pokeweed.

[jghall]

Much thanks.

[josephr]

have to boil the leaves 2-3 times to get the poisons out, but makes great greens! also helps if you listen to Elvis while you make it. Leave the berries to the birds tho.

[zmudshark]

Google lens is great for identifying most anything.

[glepore]

Poke salad Annie. God bless Tony Joe.

[redir]

I always called that Poke Berry, the birds eat it and it comes back out purple all over your car.

[zetroc]

A fun website that I found out about last week is inaturalist.org - lets anyone post photos to a map of the flora and fauna they see in their neighborhood, and handy for identifying stuff. (Not really for the other kind of naturalist.)

[zmudshark]

Originally Posted by zetroc

A fun website that I found out about last week is inaturalist.com - lets anyone post photos to a map of the flora and fauna they see in their neighborhood, and handy for identifying stuff. (Not really for the other kind of naturalist.)

.org

https://www.inaturalist.org/

[choke]

My Grandma loved poke salad.