Question: This plant is difficult for me to identify. I took this photo in my back yard in Springfield, MO, May …
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This plant is difficult for me to identify. I took this photo in my back yard in Springfield, MO, May 31st. It grows to the same height each year (roughly 3ft). I don't remember what the mature flower or fruit looked like. The Lance shaped leaves grow opposite up the red stalk. Each big leaf has two little ones accompanying it.
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Dear PB-Ozark, it looks like you have photographed Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed). It is a robust herbaceous plant with a raceme of somewhat small, white flowers that mature into nearly black berries. Best wishes. Best wishes.
