Pokeweed... Someone else can give you the scientific name I'm sure, but it is ubiquitous here in Tn.

Phytolacca americana - Pokeweed.

rather poisonous ... especially if you have children around.. who might pop those pretty purple berries into their mouths ...

if you let it go to seed... expect a hundred more.. next year ..

horse radish like root ... good luck trying to dig it up .. i prefer roundup ...

ken

Consider Also P acinosa which has upright racemes.

Thanks everyone for your help! It does appear to be P. americana based on the foliage. It is a little weedy in our yard but nothing compared to the omnipresent Asparagus asparagoides, which has taken 1+ year to reach manageable levels....