Meg mafief-- After studying as many pictures as I have been able to find, I think you are correct: phytolacca americana or maybe phytolacca...
I've groped through pictures of many varieties of polygonum, and also of red sorghum, without finding a good match for my plant. Further...
This volunteered in my tomato bed last March. It grew rapidly, and is now almost 7ft tall. It has several upward-reaching branches, with oval...
