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Phytolacca japonica
Phytolacca japonica is a species of flowering plant in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae. It native to eastern Asia, where it is found in China and Japan (from the Kantō region westward). Its natural habitat is in forests edges, in ravines and along riversides.
Phytolacca japonica is an herbaceous perennial, growing to 1.5 meters tall. Its stem is thick and fleshy, and turns red with age. It produces erect racemes of flowers that are initially pale pink, turning reddish with maturity. Flowering time is from June to September. Its ripe fruits are purplish-black.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phytolacca japonica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
