Habitat: Prefers well drained to wet habitats such as moist woodlands and fields (sometimes flooded), and riverbanks.
Medicinal Uses: usage includes; emetic, cathartic, dyspepsia treatment, chronic rheumatism, and ringworm
Medicinal Preparation: eaten as a vegetable, or put in salads
Contraindications: Symptoms of misuse are extreme stomach upset and depressed breathing.
Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Phytolacca americana L.
Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Phytolacca americana L.