Pokeweed [Phytolacca americana]

8: Poke weed. Last year's. (Prospect Park, Mar 4, 2001)
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2: Poke weed. Out of season. Must be cooked or poisonous. (Central Park, Mar 19, 2000)
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14: Pokeweed. Must not get root. (Central Park, May 8, 2005)
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15: Pokeweed. Wildman explains that it is very good, but difficult to cook. Chop up and cook in boiling water and keep changing the water. (Central Park, May 8, 2005)
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16: Pokeweed with some dead stalks from last year. (Central Park, May 8, 2005)
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3: Wildman holding pokeweed and telling story of how it must be prepared so not to get sick. This is the best time of year for this. (Alley Pond Park (Woods), May 14, 2000)
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4: Pokeweed closeup. Has last year's stems. (Alley Pond Park (Woods), May 14, 2000)
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19: Pokeweed. This is the time of year for this. There are three things to know. Only the young shoots are edible and only at this time of the year. The roots are poisonous. And there are complicated boiling instructions to follow. You need to look them up. (Prospect Park, May 22, 2011)
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5: Steve holding pokeweed. Hard to cook. Root is poisonous. (Prospect Park, May 27, 2000)
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6: Pokeweed in situ. (Prospect Park, May 27, 2000)
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17: Pokeweed (Central Park, May 30, 2005)
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18: Pokeweed starting to flower. (Prospect Park, Jul 1, 2006)
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9: Pokeweed. Edible in Spring if prepared properly. (Forest Park, Jul 4, 2001)
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10: Pokeweed. Berries poison. Stems can be cooked in the Spring. (Prospect Park, Jul 8, 2001)
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20: Pokeweed. Out of season. [Not on tour.] (Inwood Park, Jul 17, 2011)
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7: Poke weed. Poisonous seeds. (Central Park, Jul 29, 2000)
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11: Pokeweed. Out of season. (Prospect Park, Jul 29, 2001)
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12: Pokeweed. Out of season. (Prospect Park, Jul 29, 2001)
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13: Pokeweed. Out of season. (Prospect Park, Jul 29, 2001)
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1: Pokeberry - poisonous. Steve giving a story. (Prospect Park, Nov 28, 1999)
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21: Pokeweed. Not on tour. (Prospect Park, Dec 2, 2023)
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