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Phytolacca americana
American pokeweed, common pokeweed, inkberry, pigeonberry, poke, pokeberry, pokeweed
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Phytolacca americana L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Phytolaccaceae, Genus Phytolacca, Species Phytolacca americana


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NY: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Camp Nelson National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
DeSoto National Memorial	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Minute Man National Historical Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Presidio of San Francisco	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saguaro National Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	6/24/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 9:12:55 PM

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