Poisonous if eaten. All plant parts are poisonous to people and pets. Plant caution source
Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.
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Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
10CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA
Genus host records with ranges including GA · Phytolacca
- Disclisioprocta stellataSomber Carpet, Bougainvillea Looper
- Herpetogramma aeglealisSerpentine Webworm
- Hypenula cacuminalisLong-Horned Owlet
- Hypercompe scriboniaGiant Leopard Moth, Great Leopard Moth
- Parapoynx obscuralisObscure Pondweed Moth
- Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
- Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
- Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
- Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
22BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Phytolacca
- Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
- Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
- Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
- Catharus fuscescensVeery
- Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
- Catharus minimus/bicknelliGray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush
- Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
- Columba liviaRock Pigeon
- Contopus virensEastern Wood-Pewee
- Corvus brachyrhynchosAmerican Crow
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- Ectopistes migratoriusPassenger Pigeon
- Empidonax flaviventrisYellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Francolinus francolinusBlack Francolin
- Quiscalus quisculaCommon Grackle
- Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
- Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
- Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
- Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
- Vireo flavifronsYellow-throated Vireo
- Vireo gilvusWarbling Vireo
- Vireo griseusWhite-eyed Vireo
- Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- PHYTOLACCACEAE
Conservation status
| Georgia rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| GA status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- Georgia occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications