Flores de los Caminos a Santiago

Stimulate the interest in the flora of Spain and Portugal

Phytolacca americana

Phytolacca americana

Popular names

Spanish: Hierba carmín

English: American pokeweed

Dutch: Westerse karmozijnbes

Portuguese: baga-moira

French: Raisin d’Amérique

German: Amerikanische Kermesbeere

Particularity

Originaria de Ámerica del norte

Identification: Sure
Camino: Camino Portugués
Found between: Barcelos - Lijó
Province: Minho (Port.)
Plant size: 1-3 m
Flower size: ca. 5 mm
Flowering months: 6-10
Ecology: Borders of caminos, fresh moist places

Distribution map