EPPO Global Database

Phytolacca americana(PHTAM)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-03

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: PHTAM
  • Preferred name: Phytolacca americana
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Canada (eastern), USA (except northwest), Mexico. Widely naturalized as a weed, invasive in Corsica and in most of southern Europe. Introduced in Europe, Russian Far East, Central Asia, Western Asia, Indochina (Vietnam), China, Korea, Zaïre, South Africa, South America (Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay), Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Phytolacca decandra Linnaeus
Phytolacca thyrsiflora Fenzl

Common names
Name Language
American poke English
American pokeweed English
common pokeweed English (US)
inkbush English
pigeon berry English
pigeonberry English (AU)
poke English
pokeberry English
Virginiana poke English
Virginian poke English
amerikanische Kermesbeere German
Scharlachbeere German
Schminkbeere German
laque French
phytolacca américain French
phytolaque à dix étamines French
phytolaque américaine French
phytolaque d'Amérique French
raisin d'Amérique French
carmesín de oblea Spanish
espinacas de América Spanish
fitolaca Spanish
grana encarnada Spanish
granilla Spanish
hierba carmín Spanish
ombú Spanish (BO)
tintilla Spanish
uvas de América Spanish
uvas de Indias Spanish
cremesina uva-turca Italian
erba carmesina Italian
fitolacca Italian
uva d'America Italian
uva di colorare Italian
karmozijnbes Dutch
westerse karmozijnbes Dutch
baga-noiva Portuguese
caruru-de-cacho Portuguese (BR)
erva-dos-cachos-de-Índia Portuguese
erva-dos-cancros Portuguese
fitolaca Portuguese
fruto-de-pombo Portuguese (BR)
gaia-moça Portuguese
tintureira Portuguese
uva-da-América Portuguese
uva-de-tinta Portuguese (BR)
uva-dos-passarinhos Portuguese
uva-dos-tintureiros Portuguese
vermelhão Portuguese
vinagreira Portuguese
kermesbär Swedish
amerika-yama-gobô Japanese
yôshu-yama-gobô Japanese
アメリカヤマゴボウ Japanese
ヨウシユヤマゴボウ Japanese
лаконос американский Russian
asiatisk kermesbær Danish
şekerciboyası Turkish
fitolakah amerikanit Hebrew
פִיטוֹלָקָה אָמֵרִיקָנִית Hebrew
amerikai alkörmös Hungarian
çapezë Albanian
американски лаконос Bulgarian
лаконос Bulgarian
raïm de moro Catalan
chuí xù shāng liù Chinese
垂序商陆 Chinese
američki kermes Croatian
líčidlo americké Czech
herba carmín Galician
αυριοσταφιδα Greek
미국자리공 Korean
mi guk ja ri gong Korean
cîrmîz Romanian
америчка винобоја Serbian
гроздасти кермес Serbian
líčidlo americké Slovak
navadna barvilnica Slovene
лаконос американський Ukrainian