PHYTOLACCACEAE - Pokeweed Family
Mostly herbs with alternate, simple, entire leaves
Seed with perisperm, no endosperm
18 genera, 125 species
Most familiar North American taxon is Phytolacca
americana (Pokeweed)
This family has been broken up into a number of very small families, which
indicates there is a lot of diversity in it.
Economic uses: poke salad (toxic if not prepared correctly)
Diagnostic characters: simple, entire leaves, dark blue fruits (Phytolacca)
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