Phytolacca pruinosa

Phytolacca pruinosa, the Levantine pokeweed, is a species of plant in the Phytolaccaceae family. It is a perennial bearing green flowers which become red on maturity. Fruits are black berries.

Habitat

Roadsides, dry rocky hillsides and forest clearings; 3000–5600 feet altitude; flowers from April to July.

Distribution

Southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and in the Troödos Mountains of Cyprus.