Calflora Taxon Report
Phytolacca heterotepala  H. Walter
Mexican pokeweed, Pokeberry
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2017 Ron Vanderhoff
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2017 Ron Vanderhoff
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2017 Ron Vanderhoff
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2020 Jacob Martin
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2018 Julian Geoghegan
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2020 Jacob Martin
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2009 Michael Perlmutter
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2018 Julian Geoghegan
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2018 Julian Geoghegan
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2012 Ron Vanderhoff
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2009 Michael Perlmutter
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2009 Michael Perlmutter
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2012 Robert Sikora
Phytolacca heterotepala is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
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Genus: Phytolacca
Family: Phytolaccaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPhytolacca heteropetala
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[Wikipedia] Mexico Native, Introduced Elsewhere: Phytolacca heterotepala, the Mexican pokeweed, is a species of plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae. It is native to the state of Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico and has been introduced to the U.S. state of California and Portugal. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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