I'm jealous of your High Country, there. I live at 25-30' above sea-level about a 1/2 mile from Cedar Bayou which runs (back and forth with the tide) into Galveston Bay.
The plant with berries in your picture up on the mountain does resemble pokeweed, which we commonly call "Poke Salad". If you want to see a picture of the real deal, go to Jersey Lilly's 29 July "Cows n calves", 4th pic down; that calf is standing right next to "Poke Salad", which in that picture and this time of year is too far gone to eat. My Grandma, who one of her neighbors used to call "Poke Salad Annie" told me that when it goes to seed, the plant is that tall as pictured, with stems turning purple- is poison. April is poke salad picking time, about the same time as dew berries. "Granny Modie" said to wash and boil it, pour off the first water and cook till done, the consistancy of which is about like cooked spinach, mustard or collard greens. I used to love when she'd pick and cook poke salad. (Goes good with bacon or a pork-bone cooked in with it.)
This is my first post; I've been reading and looking at Ranchers.net for a couple or three years and have told alot of people about it. I enjoy the heck out of it.
