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Phytolacca americana

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157853
Phytolacca americana
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Summary

Phytolacca americana is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,590 views/month, #377 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Phytolacca[4]
  • Taxon name: Phytolacca americana[5]
  • Subclass of: perennial plant[6]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[7]
  • Commons category: Phytolacca americana[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Phytolacca americana[9]
  • Commons gallery: Phytolacca americana[10]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 26[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28252[13]
  • This taxon is source of: Pokeweed mitogen[14]
  • Short name: P. americana[15]
  • Taxon common name: Amerikanische Kermesbeere[16], American pokeweed[17], Asiatische Kermesbeere[18], American Nightshade[19], Cancer Jalap[20], Coakum[21], Garget[22], Inkberry[23], Pigeon Berry[24], Pocan Bush[25], Poke Root[26], Red Ink Plant[27], Redweed[28], Scoke[29]

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Identifiers

Phytolacca americana's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3527[30]. Phytolacca americana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 404121[31]. Phytolacca americana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084015[32]. Phytolacca americana's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19523[33].

Why It Matters

Phytolacca americana has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Beijing People's Republic of China Tianjin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → phytolacca-americana
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Shanghai, Beijing, People's Republic of China +3
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Has fruit type → berry
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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