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h0ney-bee · 1 year

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vandaliatraveler · 2 years

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For those who’ve grown up in Appalachia, this gangly, bushy perennial herb with bright red stems, broad, crinkled leaves, and iridescent purple-blue berries needs no introduction. The young leaves and shoots of American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) have historically been harvested by mountain folk in the spring and sauteed with bacon grease to make poke sallet. But the leaves and shoots must be properly cleaned and rinsed to remove their toxins. As pokeweed grows, it becomes increasingly more toxic - ingesting any part of the mature plant can cause respiratory failure and death in humans and livestock. The flowers and berries, which start out green and gradually turn purple-blue by late summer, have some wildlife value, but many people in the east consider the plant to be weedy. However, as it occasionally turns out, one person’s weed is another person’s ornamental - pokeweed has reportedly become a popular garden plant in Europe.

#appalachia #vandalia #west virginia #summer #berries #flora #phytolacca americana #american pokeweed #pokeweed #poke #poke sallet #eat at your own risk #culture #food that can kill you

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crazywolf828 · 1 year

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Man people are wild for being able to identify plants/mushrooms and just picking and eating them. The stages of absolute fear I would go through even if I knew 100% what it was like I could never

#says me who regularly picks up poisonous/venomous animals #and least theyre easy to tell apart #ive been trying to get into being able to identify plants and mushrooms #its going very bad #ive got the american pokeweed on lockdown #but mostly because its poisonous and i used to finger paint with the berries as a kid #which i think explains a lot tbh #don't mind me

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kristo-flowers · 2 years

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Pokeweed forming berries

#pokeweed #flowers #wildflowers #photography #nature #a game of tones #Phytolacca americana #berries #inkaberries #botany #original photography #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #pws

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bonlynx · 2 years

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Pokeweed berries painted with pokeberry ink. This month's Art Prof dare was to go for a nature walk and find an item to use in an artwork. I found some pokeweed on a recent walk and I read you can make ink from the berries so I decided to try that. Then I decided to paint them with the ink using the photos I took on my walk. It's all pokeberry ink except the white little dots are gel pen. It was harder to paint with than I was expecting. But the lift was amazing. You'd think it would stain more but I was able to lift really well long after it was bone dry. I read that it's not lightfast and will eventually turn brown so I will keep it in this sketchbook away from light to preserve the color as long as I can. I also included a silly version at the end...that I kind of like better? Idk which one do you prefer? 🍇

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squire-jaybird · 2 years

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pokeweed berries | spider playground

#pokeweed #wild plants #poisonous plants #pretty #berries #purple #neon purple #spiderwebs

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love-elizabeth · 2 years

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Field journal 📔 ID: Phytolacca americana Common name: American pokeweed (other cool names include dragonberries and inkberry) 🫐 This is a beautiful native plant in eastern North America, the Midwest, the Gulf Coast, and the West Coast of the US. 🫐 While pokeweed can be toxic to humans and many other mammals, it’s a great food source for many other critters such as songbirds, raccoons, opossums, foxes, mice, and moths. 🫐 However, some parts of pokeweed have been consumed by humans for food and medicine. In fact, there’s a song called “Polk Salad Annie” about the “poke sallet” or “polk salad” made from leaves and stems of the young plant that have been carefully boiled and rinsed 2+ times. You can find YouTube videos of Elvis performing this song! 🫐 This plant has contributed to a few other interesting uses by humans. The berries and roots can be made into inks and dyes, and parts of it have also been billed as treatment for skin diseases, rheumatism, mumps, and arthritis. In the 1890s, extract from the plant was advertised as a weight loss drug. 🫐 Chemicals from it are being studied for antiviral effects against diseases like HIV and as a possible way to control zebra mussels—interestingly enough, my first sighting of this plant last summer was at the lake where I spent my childhood summers avoiding being cut by the nonnative zebra mussels that invaded the area lakes. 🫐 Observed in Steuben County, Indiana 🫐 🌿 🔍 #indiana #plant #pokeweed #midwest #Phytolaccaamericana #berries #nature #naturelovers #nature_brilliance #fiftyshades_of_nature #phytolacca #inkberry #dragonberries #goldenrod #americanpokeweed #Phytolaccaceae #Caryophyllales #wildflowers #indianaphenology (at Steuben County, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CivU6v6uYGM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#indiana #plant #pokeweed #midwest #phytolaccaamericana #berries #nature #naturelovers #nature_brilliance #fiftyshades_of_nature #phytolacca #inkberry #dragonberries #goldenrod #americanpokeweed #phytolaccaceae #caryophyllales #wildflowers #indianaphenology

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puddings-writing-blog · 2 years

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Finally I’m can request my pokeweed angst don’t worry Roquefort scorpion raspberry cousins and crowberry cookies y/n is coming to save you all once and for all

Here you go Anon! ^^ Ngl I nearly cried writing this, the piano music really enhanced the ✨angst✨

Requested?: Yes

Genre: Angst, romantic, very ouch, I love it

Warnings: Mentions of abandonment, slight argument?, mentions of betrayal, implied threats?

Pronouns used: She/They for Pokeweed Berry Cookie, They/Them for reader/[Name] Cookie, She/Her for Dark Enchantress Cookie

[Banner will be added when ready]

“Dear…? You can stop now… You got me… haha..” Pokeweed Berry Cookie said with a heartbroken, yet slightly desperate smile as she saw their lover, [Name] Cookie, who is about to leave after helping all the cookies Pokeweed Berry Cookie recruited sneak out.

“This is not a prank, Pokeweed Berry Cookie…” [Name] Cookie said as they looked at her with a serious frown, “I really didn’t love you, it was all an act in order to save all those cookies” Pokeweed Berry Cookie felt betrayed, they were abandoned, adopted, ran away, recruited, fell in love, only to get abandoned again…?

Their smile dropped, “This isn’t… this can’t be real…” she muttered to herself. “This is real, I never loved you, no one would love a heartless cookie who manipulates and hurts others like you” [Name] Cookie said as they turned to leave the CoD base, once and for all.

“So…” Pokeweed Berry Cookie tried their best to hold their tears in, “all the time we spent together… everything we went through together… all the times you’ve comforted me… they truly meant nothing to you…?” she’s losing her mysterious and calm demeanor.

“...Yes, they meant nothing to me, if the lives of all those cookies meant nothing to you, why would all the time we’ve spent together mean something to you?” [Name] Cookie said angrily, as they remembered everything those cookies told them.

“...” A few tears rolled down Pokeweed Berry Cookie’s cheeks, “...You really didn’t understand what we’re doing all this for, did you…?” Her voice dropped as she lowered her head, finally accepting the reality in front of them.

“...” The complete silence that [Name] Cookie gave in response was self explanatory, “...You can go…just…never come back…she doesn’t tolerate traitors” Pokeweed Berry Cookie turned her back

“...and neither will I”

She turned her head slightly to look at their ex lover one last time. After confirming that they really mean it and will be leaving, she began to walk away.

“...Live a happy life.. will you? No more involvement with the darkness, make more friends, and…” Pokeweed Berry Cookie’s eyes filled with more tears, “forget about me”

She walked away, leaving only [Name] Cookie standing in the hallway. They stood there in silence for a while before leaving.

…And never coming back.

Pokeweed Berry Cookie stayed in her room after getting an earful from Dark Enchantress Cookie and Pomegranate Cookie for letting so many members go.

They were curled up on their bed, completely silent. She thought back to the conversation with [Name] Cookie.

“I never loved you, no one would love a heartless cookie who manipulates and hurts others like you”

Those words repeated in their head again and again, thinking back to all the times she thought she’d finally be loved, only to be left alone again…

…Maybe she was never meant to love nor to be loved, after all…

#pudding’s writing #Cookie run #Cookie run Kingdom #Crk #Cookie run oc #Cookie run Kingdom oc #Crk oc #Oc #cookie run #cookie run kingdom #crk #cookie run x reader #cookie run kingdom x reader #Pokeweed Berry Cookie

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siramory · 9 months

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OH ACTUALLY I DO JAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. i almost ate a pokeweed berry earlier ☝️

#it was bitter so i spit it out. but. do not eat random berries god bless #theyre poisonous #to be fair they were in the garden.#you can eat young pokeweed leaves and stems wehn properly cooked but the berries are very poisonous...#i just think its funny though #pokeweed berry seeds are huge btw #theyre also very juicy like tiny bitter blueberries with huge seeds #my parents response to this was They wont get you high you should lick a poisonous frog instead #rambles

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dogsaver-blog · 10 months

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Pokeweed Berries Green by JP T Via Flickr:

#pokeweed #berries #poisonous #weeds #outdoors #flickr #photography #plant #green #leaves

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headspace-hotel · 3 months

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The knowledge of some common plants

Since many people don't know most of the plants around them, this is information on some plants that are commonly seen in many places throughout the world

This is Lamium purpureum, also called Purple Deadnettle.

It's called deadnettle because it looks like a nettle but it doesn't sting you

This plant is a winter annual—it grows its leaves in the fall, lasts through the winter, and blooms and dies in the spring

Its pollen is reddish orange. If you see bees with their heads stained reddish orange, it is likely because they have visited Purple Deadnettle

This is Trifolium repens, white clover

It is a legume (belongs to the bean family) and fixes nitrogen using symbiosis with bacteria that live in little nodules on its roots, fertilizing the soil

It is a good companion plant for the other members of a lawn or garden since it is tough, adaptable, and improves soil quality. According to my professor it used to be in lawn mixes, until chemical companies wanted to sell a new herbicide that would kill broadleaved plants and spare grass, and it was slandered as a weed :(

It is native only to Europe and Central Asia, but in the lawns they are doing more good than harm most places

Honeybees love to visit clover

Four-leaf clovers are said to be lucky

This is Achillea millefolium, Common Yarrow

It has had a relationship with humans since Neanderthals were around, at least 60,000 years, since Neanderthals have been found buried with Yarrow

Its leaves have been used to stop bleeding throughout history, and its scientific name comes from how Achilles was said to have used Yarrow to stop the blood from the wounds of his soldiers. A leaf rolled into a ball has been used to stop nosebleeds

It is a native species all throughout Eurasia and North America

This is Cichorium intybus, known as Chicory

The leaves look a lot like dandelion leaves, until in mid-spring when it begins growing a woody green stem straight up into the air

Like many other weeds, it has a symbiotic relationship with humans, existing in a mix of domesticated or partially domesticated and wild populations

It is native to Eurasia, but widespread in North America on roadsides and disturbed places, where it descended from cultivated plants

Its root contains large amounts of inulin, which is used as a sweetener and fiber supplement (if you look at the ingredients on the granola bars that have extra fiber, they usually are partly made of chicory root) and has also been used as a coffee substitute

A large variety of bees like to feed upon it

This is Phytolacca americana, known as Pokeweed

It is easily identified by its huge leaves and its waxy, bright magenta stem

It can grow more than nine feet tall from a sprout in a single summer!

If you squish the berries, the juice inside is a shocking magenta that is so bright it almost burns your eyes. For this reason many Native American people used it for pink and purple dye.

It is a heavy metal hyperaccumulator, particularly good for removing cadmium from the soil

All parts of the plant are poisonous and will make you very sick if you eat them, however if the leaves are picked when very young and boiled 3 times, changing out the water each time, they can be eaten, and this is a traditional food in the rural American Southeast, but I don't want to chance it

British people have introduced it as a pretty, exotic ornamental plant. I think that is very funny considering that here it is a weed associated with places where poor people live, but maybe they're right and I need to look closer to see the beauty.

If you see magenta stains in bird poop it is because they ate pokeweed berries- birds can safely eat the berries whereas humans cannot

This is Plantago lanceolata, Ribwort Plantain

It grows in heavily disturbed soils, in fact it is considered an indicator of agricultural activity. It is successful in the poorest, heaviest and most compacted soil.

The leaves, seeds, and flower heads are said to be edible but the leaves are really stringy unless they are very young. Of course, it is important to be careful when eating wild plants, and make sure you have identified the plant correctly and the soil is not contaminated

I have also heard the strings in the leaves can be extracted and used for textile purposes

and that's some common plants you might often see throughout the world

#just remembered i had this in my drafts #i forget why i didn't post it immediately #anyway #plants #the ways of the plants

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punkgardener · 2 years

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Pokeweed:

aka phytolacca americana

Pokeweed is native to Eastern North America and upper central America and is is known for its purplish red stem and black berries. It is widely regarded as a weed and can be found growing in pastures, ditchs, roadsides, and thickets

I find it growing everywhere in my climate even growing out of the hedges in my own front yard!

Pokeweed is toxic and ingesting to much of any part of the plant can be deadly, but, and I DO NOT recommend this, you can eat the young shoots of the plant if you boil them in several changes of water, if they taste bitter after boiling in 3 changes of water, do not eat them, they are only safe when they are completely not bitter. DO NOT TRY THIS without conducting extensive research on the process of detoxifying them and preparing them. Do Not Try if you are not a professional.

I am by no means a professional and therefore I have not tried this and do not recommend doing it.

On a lighter, less poison-y note:

Pokeweed feeds many wild animals, such as birds, deer, and insects, pokeweed is even a host plant for the giant leopard moth (a quite beautiful species pictured below)

(I actually found this guy myself which makes me very happy)

Another poison warning

Pokeweed is poisonous leave it for the moths, birds, and deer to enjoy

Pokeweed sap can cause skin irritation in those with cuts on their hands or sensitive skin, which I can testify to. I recommend wearing gloves if you're going to mess with it.

Now here are some more pictures of it that I took on a lovely rainy day

Aren't those flowers just so pretty!

I understand the need to weed and I must be honest when I first learned about them I was very anti-poisonous plant, but now I see their importance in our ecosystem and I'm happy to live in an area that has them. They play an important role in feeding the wild animals in my region and for that I am thankful.

Even if I wasn't happy to have them there's not much I could do to stop them, they spread easily and have massive 4 foot long tap roots which can grow 4 inches wide! Good luck removing it if you don't like it!

Stay tuned for more everyday plant identification 🌱🌿

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spinosauridae · 2 years

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So i was trying to figure out what species a certain flower was because i enjoy eating it every year, i saw another plant that i was like "oh yeah we have loads of these where i live" and

THOSE ARE FUCKING NIGHTSHADE. I'VE EATEN THOSE BERRIES A MILLION TIMES, PLAYED WITH IT A BILLION MORE. I'VE BEEN FUCKING WITH BITTERSWEET NIGHTSHADE FOR YEARS.

#botany #plants #bittersweer nightshade #the berries taste a little bit like tomatoes but like more like the leaves #how am i not dead at this rate #these were not even the ones i was looking for while googling but ffs #what is with me and poisonous plants: considering the pokeweed and yew berries #''only a few can kill a child'' sheeeesh #poisonous plants

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charlunday · 8 months

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Today, my class (The Hunger Games and Social Reality) went on an excursion with a professional forager! We learned all about the plants around us and their different uses. I already knew one use from my childhood, and that's the fact that pokeweed berries make great paint. So I collected a vine of them while we were out, and painted a small Katniss! I like to imagine Peeta doing something like this, being an artist with things around him just like I did.

It's very similar to watercolor, and I still have some left! Should I do a matching Peeta?

#i should really start an art tag #the hunger games #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #by association #today was so fun!!#i love this class!!#thgsr

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swede1952 · 4 months

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Looking south.

I noticed these three eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) high up in a pair of sweetgum trees yesterday. I think I saw them there a few months ago as well. I don't know that it was the same three, but it seems about right. It's probably the same three that I saw on a powerline a couple of days ago.

"Insects caught on the ground are a bluebird’s main food for much of the year. Major prey include caterpillars, beetles crickets, grasshoppers, and spiders. In fall and winter, bluebirds eat large amounts of fruit including mistletoe, sumac, blueberries, black cherry, tupelo, currants, wild holly, dogwood berries, hackberries, honeysuckle, bay, pokeweed, and juniper berries. Rarely, Eastern Bluebirds have been recorded eating salamanders, shrews, snakes, lizards, and tree frogs." - allabooutbirds.org

@birdcounter

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdwatching #birdsphotography #birds nature #birds of north america #birdlovers #birdphotography #eastern bluebird #bird #birbs #bird photography #bird watching #birding #birdingphotography

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botanyshitposts · 2 years

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ok so predictably gourdquest has gone wildly awry, the lads arent doing as well as i hoped and im definitely not going to get the crosses i wanted if any at all (although i think at least some of them will end up producing gourds, but because of the weather i planted way too late and i dont think theyre nearly big enough to do what i want to do), BUT. this has turned into a SECONDARY experiment. you see, there are many other plants that have arisen in my plot that i have deemed Interesting and i intend to collect seeds from all of them from my collection, which brings me to my next point, which is if i should pull up the pokeweed or let at least one plant grow out to take the berries for the seeds (absolute plant anarchy in my municipal garden plot, i know)

#ive. literally been like. leaving the weeds i think are interesting #i KNOW this isnt how a typical garden should look but like theres so much space in it that isnt The Lads like!!!#i might as well Study what comes up from years past #i let this one plant go that i didnt recognize and it turned out to be a tomatillo!!#i let some curly dock go to steal the seeds #like every time i go i pull up or cut down all the stuff im not interested in but. if it looks intriguing. who am i to put a stop to it #nobody around me should judge me im having a great time #gourdquest #turning into general plantquest

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