Pokeweed

Name: Pokeweed

Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots

Observation:  When I saw this I immediately thought of berries.  The generic name is derived from the Greek word φυτόν (phytos), meaning "plant," and the Latin word lacca, a red dye. Pokeweed contains phytolaccatoxin and phytolaccigenin, which are poisonous to mammals. However, the berries are eaten by birds, which are not affected by the toxin because the small seeds with very hard outer shells remain intact in the digestive system and are eliminated whole (wikipedia.org, 2011).  After researching I find it quite interesting that this is poisonous to mammals but not birds. 

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokeweed