MICHIGAN WILD SHRUB...Pokeweed Phytolacca americana Other Names: Poke Salet, American Pokeweed, Cancer-root, Cancer jalap, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Pocan, Poke, Poke Root, Pokeberry, Reujin D Ours, Sekerciboyaci, Skoke, Virginian Poke, Yoshu-Yama-Gobo, Yy

MICHIGAN WILD SHRUB...Pokeweed Phytolacca americana Other Names: Poke Salet, American Pokeweed, Cancer-root, Cancer jalap, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Pocan, Poke, Poke Root, Pokeberry, Reujin D Ours, Sekerciboyaci, Skoke, Virginian Poke, Yoshu-Yama-Gobo, Yy
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MICHIGAN WILD SHRUB...Pokeweed Phytolacca americana Other Names: Poke Salet, American Pokeweed, Cancer-root, Cancer jalap, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Pocan, Poke, Poke Root, Pokeberry, Reujin D Ours, Sekerciboyaci, Skoke, Virginian Poke, Yoshu-Yama-Gobo, Yy

I found this while walking in my neighborhood forested area.
It is just gorgeous and I love pink and green together in plants!
Interestingly enough, without the berries it could look exactly like a Fuchsia plant, both leaves and pink branches.
Can someone identify this for me...I am learning about all these new to me Eastern plants...:)

Thanks to Trish I went and found a very interesting nature site and was amazed at the article about this plant....here is the site:
www.altnature.com/gallery/pokeweed.htm

AH HA...AFTER READING THIS I realize that this is the plant made famous in an old song I used to know called ''POKE SALAD ANNIE''....I never knew what the song was talking about...finally after over 50 years....I can sing ''Poke/Polk Salad Annie'', with understanding...:) :)

I also remember as a girl reading the Laura Ingall's Wilder books which mentioned the Poke Weed...and as a girl on the Pacific Coast in California, always wondered what it was like...:)