Arboretum in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Phytolacca americana

Poke

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2020

1. Phytolacca americana Marker

Inscription.
The Pamunkey of Virginia treated rheumatism with boiled poke berries. Several tribes used berry pigments as a dye.

All parts of the plant are poisonous.

Erected by U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Science & Medicine.

Location. 38° 54.685′ N, 76° 58.217′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Arboretum. It can be reached from Eagle Nest Road Northeast 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hydrastis canadensis (here, next to this marker); Corylus americana (here, next to this marker); Mertensia virginica (here, next to this marker); Ceanothus americanus (here, next to this marker); Smilacina racemosa (here, next to this marker); Vaccinium corymbosum (here, next to this marker); Eupatorium purpureum (here, next to this marker); Asarum canadense (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.

Additional keywords. Phytolacca americana

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.