''Phytolacca japonica'' is a species of flowering plant in the pokeweed family (

Phytolaccaceae Phytolaccaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. Though almost universally recognized by Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists, its circumscription has varied. It is also known as the Pokeweed family. The APG II system, of 2003 (unch ...

). It native to eastern Asia, where it is found in China and Japan (from the

Kantō region The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. Slight ...

westward).''Phytolacca japonica''
(in Japanese), Flora of Mikawa Its natural habitat is in forests edges, in ravines and along riversides.''Phytolacca japonica''
Flora of China ''Phytolacca japonica'' is an herbaceous perennial, growing to 1.5 meters tall. Its stem is thick and fleshy, and turns red with age. It produces erect racemes of flowers that are initially pale pink, turning reddish with maturity. Flowering time is from June to September. Its ripe fruits are purplish-black. It can be distinguished from the similar-looking ''

Phytolacca acinosa ''Phytolacca acinosa,'' the Indian pokeweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Phytolaccaceae. It is native to temperate eastern Asia; the Himalayas, most of China, Vietnam to Japan, and has been widely introduced to Europe. The specie ...

'' by its fused carpels, and from ''

Phytolacca americana ''Phytolacca americana'', also known as American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke sallet, dragonberries, and inkberry, is a poisonous, herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae. This pokeweed grows . It has simple leaves on green ...

'' by its more dense and erect inflorescence.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q11086311 japonica Flora of China Flora of Japan