Talk:Pokeweed
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[edit] Poke Salet
[edit] Availablity
[edit] Ozarks
=====Canned===== (5 equals signs)
Poke Salet Greens are canned in our town of Siloam Springs, AR and are widely available. They are canned by the Allens Canning Company - the largest privately owned canning company in America.
For the Daily Value based on a 2000 calorie diet, a serving size of 1/2 cup provides: Vitamin A 180%, Vitamin C 60%, Calcium 8%, and Iron 6%.
The same Allens canning company produces the Popeye brand of Spinach. For the Daily Value based on a 2000 calorie diet, a serving size of 1/2 cup provides: Vitamin A 60%, Vitamin C 20%, Calcium 6%, and Iron 8%.
[edit] Fresh
Those of us in the Ozarks may pick our own Pokeweed from the wild plants in early April and May. As in gathering asparagus, it is best to use the tender new growth that may be up to 10 inches tall. It is imperative that this is to be boiled and the water drained twice to eliminate any toxicity. Never eat Pokeweed greens uncooked!
The rest of the year it is great to have canned Poke Salet available.
--Ozark1 20:10, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Poke Salet picture Pokeweed in fruit
The picture at the top of this article, entitled Pokeweed in fruit, is not Phytolacca americana
The correct picture for Phytolacca americana is currently at the bottom of the page with this discription: "This stalk contains ripe, purple berries as well as immature, green ones."
--Ozark1 20:10, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- I've swapped the pics to have the natural wild plant in the taxobox. The old box (now lower) photo is a garden cultivar selected for larger fruit - MPF 11:13, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] 20 meters !?
I have never seen a 20 foot specimen, let alone 20 meters. Where is the source for the assertion of 1-20m?
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