One man's meat is another man's poison is an old adage that may apply to the American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) also known as pokeberry. Whether it is a weed or not depends on attitude, since a ...

Does anyone else remember the song, “Poke Salad Annie?" Written and performed by Tony Joe White, and later other artists like Elvis, it describes the lifestyle of a poor country girl from the South.

When I was a kid, I used to collect pokeweed berries in the fall. Not to eat — I knew that they’re poisonous— but to use the magenta-colored juice as ink. (Another common name for this plant is ...

The Oklahoma Poison Center is warning about pokeweed, a poisonous plant with green, red or purple berries that is toxic to humans and pets. The center said Thursday that it had received several calls ...

There is a giant weed that pops up in our hydrangeas every spring. No matter how many times my wife cuts it back, it always comes back. Pokeberry (Phytolacca americana) is a native plant that can be ...