American Beautyberry

Scientific Name:   Callicarpa americana


Produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds.

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American Beautyberry

Genus species: Callicarpa americana
Common Name: American Beautyberry
Family Name: Lamiaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, the stems square, and foliage often aromatic; leaves opposite, simple; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, the corolla frequently 2-lipped; fruit splitting into 4 nutlets.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Introduced Native
Category:Shrub
Flower Color:Pink/Red Violet/Blue White
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom  
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