ombu

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Large ombu tree with thick, twisting trunks and spreading branches, standing in a grassy area in Uruguay.

ombu

plant

Also known as: Phytolacca dioica

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The ombu (Phytolacca dioica) is a remarkable South American relative of the pokeweed (P. americana). A tree capable of attaining heights of 20 meters (65 feet) and a spread of 30 meters (100 feet), it has a wide trunk; the branches contain as much as 80…
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The ombu (Phytolacca dioica) is a remarkable South American relative of the pokeweed (P. americana). A tree capable of attaining heights of 20 meters (65 feet) and a spread of 30 meters (100 feet), it has a wide trunk; the branches contain as much as 80…
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