Pokeweed 1

Phytolacca americana is also known as American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke sallet, and dragonberries. During the Civil War, soldiers wrote letters using the ink from American pokeweed berries, and the pigment is still used occasionally to dye fabrics. Pokeweed has also been a favorite staple of country cuisine since colonial times, when tender young shoots were boiled and eaten as “poke salad”.