Bergen's botany, key and floraNorthern and central states ed . A BO Fig. 16. Princes feather {Amaranthus hypochondriacus) A, staminate flower; B, pistillate flower; C, fruit. (All magnified.)(After Schnizlein) shaped about the length of the 5 sepals. In waste ground, fields, andgardens. Naturalized from tropical America. A. retroflexus L. and A. hybridus L., usually known as pigweed,are common autumn-flowering weeds. 28. PHYTOLACCACE^. Pokeweed Family Plants with alternate entire leaves. Flowers bisexual, 5-parted, with the characters of the Goose foot Family, but theovary generally consisting
Bergen's botany, key and floraNorthern and central states ed . A BO Fig. 16. Princes feather {Amaranthus hypochondriacus) A, staminate flower; B, pistillate flower; C, fruit. (All magnified.)(After Schnizlein) shaped about the length of the 5 sepals. In waste ground, fields, andgardens. Naturalized from tropical America. A. retroflexus L. and A. hybridus L., usually known as pigweed,are common autumn-flowering weeds. 28. PHYTOLACCACE^. Pokeweed Family Plants with alternate entire leaves. Flowers bisexual, 5-parted, with the characters of the Goose foot Family, but theovary generally consisting of several carpels, which unite toform a berry. PHYTOLACCA L. Perennial herbs. Stems tall, branching. Leaves large,entire. Flowers small, in terminal racemes, pedicels of 4-5 nearly equal, persistent sepals. Stamens 5-15,inserted at the base of the calyx. Styles 5-12, recurved atthe apex. Fruit a depressed-globose, juicy berry.* 1. P. decandra L. Pokeweed. Stems erect, smooth, branchedabove, usually dark purple, 4-7 ft. tall ; root large, fles
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