Friday, August 20, 2010

Back when

I'm going to need a little help from my Midwestern friends. The below weed grew around my grandparents' barnyard. We were warned at an early age to not eat of the fruit, which turns a very deep black-purple when ripe,  lest we become aware of ourselves naked on a hospital gurney.

The below photos were taken on a Portland street. The same plant as back home was part of a landscaped patch of earth right along the sidewalk. Please help me name the plant. Thank you.

4 comments:

Ten Mile said...

http://aullori.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/wild-berries-to-eat-or-not-to-eat-isnt-that-the-question/

Memphis MOJO said...

I'm familiar with it, but don't know the name.

bastinptc said...

TM - The plant isn't native to this area. Thanks for looking around.

I'll do a little myself.

bastinptc said...

In the far back of my mind I had a name that I ignored at the time. Verified: pokeweed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokeweed