Season shown in 14 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (2)
Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
Recorded, season not shown (19)
Season shown (14)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
American pokeweed by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County
26 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County
276 · Season shown
Auglaize County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County
214 · Season shown
Carroll County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County
89 · Season shown
Clinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Coshocton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County
392 · Season shown
Darke County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County
72 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County
32 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County
34 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County
469 · Season shown
Fulton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County
60 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County
88 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
396 · Season shown
Hancock County
26 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County
26 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County
52 · Season shown
Lawrence County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County
61 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County
32 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County
220 · Season shown
Madison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County
24 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County
38 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mercer County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County
22 · Recorded, season not shown
Monroe County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County
141 · Season shown
Morgan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Paulding County
No qualifying records yet
Perry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County
92 · Season shown
Preble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Richland County
29 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County
No qualifying records yet
Stark County
113 · Season shown
Summit County
239 · Season shown
Trumbull County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Union County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Vinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County
85 · Season shown
Washington County
23 · Recorded, season not shown
Wayne County
82 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wood County
92 · Season shown
Wyandot County
Recorded, too few records for a result
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Lorain County
Not enough evidence
Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap. Based on 32 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all
Records per week from 32 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
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Records of American pokeweed in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of American pokeweed
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
193
Jan 11–17
0
0
115
Jan 18–24
0
0
75
Jan 25–31
0
0
59
Feb 1–7
0
0
101
Feb 8–14
0
0
99
Feb 15–21
0
0
84
Feb 22–28
0
0
49
Mar 1–7
0
0
114
Mar 8–14
0
0
103
Mar 15–21
0
0
258
Mar 22–28
0
0
139
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
228
Apr 5–11
0
0
376
Apr 12–18
0
0
561
Apr 19–25
0
0
560
Apr 26 – May 2
0
0
1,122
May 3–9
1
1
824
May 10–16
0
0
793
May 17–23
0
0
901
May 24–30
0
0
886
May 31 – Jun 6
0
0
771
Jun 7–13
0
0
797
Jun 14–20
1
1
1,124
Jun 21–27
2
2
954
Jun 28 – Jul 4
2
2
770
Jul 5–11
2
2
973
Jul 12–18
0
0
957
Jul 19–25
3
3
1,240
Jul 26 – Aug 1
0
0
912
Aug 2–8
0
0
907
Aug 9–15
0
0
769
Aug 16–22
2
2
768
Aug 23–29
1
1
788
Aug 30 – Sep 5
5
2
959
Sep 6–12
0
0
907
Sep 13–19
2
2
817
Sep 20–26
1
1
745
Sep 27 – Oct 3
2
2
508
Oct 4–10
4
2
597
Oct 11–17
3
3
343
Oct 18–24
0
0
426
Oct 25–31
1
1
297
Nov 1–7
0
0
278
Nov 8–14
0
0
210
Nov 15–21
0
0
121
Nov 22–28
0
0
100
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
118
Dec 6–12
0
0
60
Dec 13–19
0
0
224
Dec 20–26
0
0
187
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
208
Reported in flower
No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
Reported in fruit
No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
In Ohio
Late May to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5
Middle week · Aug 30 – Sep 5
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 4,905 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 1,350 dates. Latest record: December 2025.
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Records of American pokeweed in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of American pokeweed
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
6,211
Jan 11–17
0
0
5,146
Jan 18–24
2
2
4,645
Jan 25–31
0
0
4,698
Feb 1–7
1
1
6,023
Feb 8–14
1
1
5,888
Feb 15–21
1
1
5,436
Feb 22–28
2
2
6,846
Mar 1–7
4
2
8,321
Mar 8–14
8
2
10,384
Mar 15–21
2
1
12,620
Mar 22–28
3
3
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
19,661
Apr 5–11
1
1
26,860
Apr 12–18
3
2
39,925
Apr 19–25
11
5
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
21
8
56,391
May 3–9
33
7
52,952
May 10–16
38
6
53,785
May 17–23
60
7
57,698
May 24–30
69
8
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
84
9
53,099
Jun 7–13
89
8
53,700
Jun 14–20
108
10
56,625
Jun 21–27
119
9
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
115
10
58,477
Jul 5–11
169
10
61,336
Jul 12–18
166
9
64,722
Jul 19–25
155
9
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
162
10
59,416
Aug 2–8
186
10
59,712
Aug 9–15
204
10
55,994
Aug 16–22
207
10
54,328
Aug 23–29
226
10
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
390
9
57,167
Sep 6–12
393
10
59,075
Sep 13–19
308
10
54,543
Sep 20–26
316
10
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
302
10
43,180
Oct 4–10
293
9
37,841
Oct 11–17
282
10
30,824
Oct 18–24
131
8
21,156
Oct 25–31
105
10
19,021
Nov 1–7
49
7
14,172
Nov 8–14
47
8
12,621
Nov 15–21
8
6
7,965
Nov 22–28
9
7
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
4
3
6,083
Dec 6–12
7
4
6,004
Dec 13–19
3
3
5,423
Dec 20–26
2
2
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
6
3
8,459
Reported in flower
Usually reported in flower late June to mid-October, middle week Aug 2–8.
From 101 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.
Reported in fruit
Usually reported in fruit mid-July to late October, middle week Sep 6–12.
From 428 records that show fruit. Not every photo of a plant in fruit is marked as fruiting, so this shows when people reported it in fruit, not when it fruits.
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Telling it apart
From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.
poke milkweedAsclepias exaltataOften confused in Ohio: 14 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
American jumpseedPersicaria virginiana37 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
chokecherryPrunus virginiana36 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
American black elderberrySambucus canadensis26 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Japanese knotweedReynoutria japonica26 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed
64%49%
Forest
24%31%
Farmland
10%11%
Wetland
2%5%
Grassland and shrub
0.7%0.9%
Open water
0.3%3%
Barren
0.2%0.6%
From 3,440 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
