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Poke weed. Last year’s. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 04, 2001 |
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Poke weed. Out of season. Must be cooked or poisonous. Source: Central Park, Mar 19, 2000 |
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Pokeweed. Must not get root. Source: Central Park, May 08, 2005 |
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Pokeweed. Wildman explains that it is very good, but difficult to cook. Chop up and cook in boiling water and keep changing the water. Source: Central Park, May 08, 2005 |
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Pokeweed with some dead stalks from last year. Source: Central Park, May 08, 2005 |
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Wildman holding pokeweed and telling story of how it must be prepared so not to get sick. This is the best time of year for this. Source: Alley Pond Park (Woods), Queens, May 14, 2000 |
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Pokeweed closeup. Has last year’s stems. Source: Alley Pond Park (Woods), Queens, May 14, 2000 |
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Pokeweed. This is the time of year for this. There are three things to know. Only the young shoots are edible and only at this time of the year. The roots are poisonous. And there are complicated boiling instructions to follow. You need to look them up. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 22, 2011 |
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Steve holding pokeweed. Hard to cook. Root is poisonous. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 27, 2000 |
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Pokeweed in situ. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 27, 2000 |
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Pokeweed Source: Central Park, May 30, 2005 |
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Pokeweed starting to flower. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 01, 2006 |
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Pokeweed. Edible in Spring if prepared properly. Source: Forest Park, Queens, Jul 04, 2001 |
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Pokeweed. Berries poison. Stems can be cooked in the Spring. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 08, 2001 |
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Pokeweed. Out of season. [Not on tour.] Source: Inwood Park, Manhattan, Jul 17, 2011 |
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Poke weed. Poisonous seeds. Source: Central Park, Jul 29, 2000 |
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Pokeweed. Out of season. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001 |
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Pokeweed. Out of season. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001 |
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Pokeweed. Out of season. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001 |
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Pokeberry - poisonous. Steve giving a story.
Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Nov 28, 1999 |
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