Phytolacca americana rigida (Phytolacca americana rigida)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: roots, seeds, berries A large, smooth, branching herb from a large, perennial rootstock, and with green, red, or purple stems; leaves alternate and simple; flowers white, on a long stem, more or less erect; fruit a dark purple berry composed of 5-12 segments fused in a ring, the stem drooping; differs by having shorter, erect fruiting stems
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Phytolaccaceae
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Genus: Phytolacca
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