Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Indian poke (Phytolacca acinosa) berries, Ta Cheng Nature reserve, Yunnan, China. October

Kim Taylor / Indian pokeweed (Phytolacca acinosa) ripening berries. Surrey, England, UK. September.

Kim Taylor / Indian pokeweed (Phytolacca acinosa) in berry. Surrey, England, UK, September.

Edwin Giesbers / Indian pokeweed (Phytolacca acinosa) berries, occurs in Asia. Botannical Garden in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, August 2013.

Edwin Giesbers / Indian pokeweed (Phytolacca acinosa) occurs in Asia. Botanic Garden Amsterdam, the Netherlands, August 2013.

Cyril Ruoso / American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) in flower. Introduced from North America, Alberes Mountains, Pyrenees, France, September.

Cyril Ruoso / American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) berries. Introduced from North America, Alberes Mountains, Pyrenees, France, September.

Ernie Janes / American pokeweed plant (Phytolacca americana) flowers, cultivated plant.

Kim Taylor / American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) in berry. Introduced from North America. Surrey, UK, September.

Kim Taylor / American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) in berry. Introduced from North America. Surrey, UK, September.

Philippe Clement / Pokeweed berries {Phytolacca americana} Belgium, native to America

Philippe Clement / Pokeweed berries {Phytolacca americana} Belgium,native to America

Pascal Tordeux / American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana).

Pascal Tordeux / American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana). Picardy, France, July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Levantine pokeweed (Phytolacca pruinosa) in flower, Blera, Lazio, Italy. September.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Levantine pokeweed (Phytolacca pruinosa) flowers and buds, Blera, Lazio, Italy. September.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Levantine pokeweed (Phytolacca pruinosa) berries, Blera, Lazio, Italy. September.

Nigel Cattlin / American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) an invasive species of plant used originally for dye, flowering and fruiting on the banks of the Dordogne, France

Nigel Cattlin / American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) an invasive species of plant used originally for dye, flowering and fruiting on the banks of the Dordogne, France