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Distribution by County   6491    
Phytolacca americana  L.
American pokeweed,   Pokeberry
Phytolacca americana is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: limited
Record Count by County

Alameda: 8 Madera: 4 San Bernardino: 6 Sonoma: 45
Amador: 7 Marin: 79 San Diego: 58 Stanislaus: 5
Butte: 83 Mariposa: 35 San Francisco: 19 Sutter: 6
Calaveras: 3 Mendocino: 4 San Joaquin: 9 Tehama: 21
Colusa: 3 Merced: 2 San Luis Obispo: 1 Tulare: 7
Contra Costa: 5 Napa: 6 San Mateo: 4 Tuolumne: 6
El Dorado: 17 Nevada: 8 Santa Barbara: 1 Ventura: 16
Fresno: 4 Orange: 8 Santa Clara: 12 Yolo: 10
Glenn: 4 Placer: 28 Santa Cruz: 25 Yuba: 12
Kings: 1 Riverside: 15 Shasta: 61
Lake: 6 Sacramento: 81 Sierra: 2
Los Angeles: 15 San Benito: 1 Solano: 7

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/03/2024).