Phytolacca heterotepala
Species of plant
Phytolacca heterotepala | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Phytolaccaceae |
Genus: | Phytolacca |
Species: | P. heterotepala |
Binomial name | |
Phytolacca heterotepala H.Walt. |
Phytolacca heterotepala, the Mexican pokeweed, is a species of plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae. It is native to the state of Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico and has been introduced to the U.S. state of California and Portugal.[1][2]