Phytolacca americana rigida

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: roots, seeds, berries A large, smooth, branching herb from a large, perennial rootstock, and with green, red, or purple stems; leaves alternate and simple; flowers white, on a long stem, more or less erect; fruit a dark purple berry composed of 5-12 segments fused in a ring, the stem drooping; differs by having shorter, erect fruiting stems