Pokeweed in Morton Grove

Pokeweed, an eight-foot giant, is viewed as a weed by some, but this native perennial produces dark-blue berries that are an important food source for songbirds.

On the upper right is a cluster of pokeweed blossoms, below that photograph are the berries--which are not yet ripe.

The plant was photographed in Morton Grove's Linne Woods on Sunday.

Earlier Morton Grove wildflower posts:

Morton Grove's August mayapples
Orange daylilies

Giant nodding thistle invades Morton Grove!
Large-flowered coreopsis
Ohio spiderwort
Blue flag iris after a prescribed burn
After a prescribed burn: Morton Grove's brown lands
Daisies in Morton Grove
Common cinquefoil
Woodland phlox
Wild geraniums
Virginia bluebells
Mayapples
Red trillium
On this day: Linnaeus publishes major work; Morton Grove trillium
Blue violet, Illinois' state flower

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