Callicarpa americana L.
American beautyberry
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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species . South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute . Usage Requirements .
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Callicarpa americana L.
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Synonyms:
Callicarpa americana L.
CAAML
Callicarpa americana L. var. lactea F.J. Müll.
Distribution:
Callicarpa americana L.
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USA (AL , AR , FL , GA , LA , MD, MO , MS , NC , OK, SC , TN , TX , VA )
Related Taxa:
Callicarpa americana L.
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32 genera in Verbenaceae ,
7 species in Callicarpa
Classification:
Callicarpa americana L.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Callicarpa americana L.
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
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Maryland :
French mulberry
Endangered, Extirpated
Wetland Indicator Status:
Callicarpa americana L.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FACU-,FACU+
FACU+
FACU-
FACU
NO
NO
FACU
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Callicarpa americana L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin
Minor
Minor
Minor
Miller
Moderate
Minor
Low
Yarrow
Low
Low
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits . Dover Publications, New York.
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife . Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.
More Accounts and Images:
Callicarpa americana L.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32144.
View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
Related Web Sites:
Callicarpa americana L.
AL-Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
FL-Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
FL-University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Forestry Images
HI-Plants of Hawaii (HEAR)
LA-Louisiana Ecosystems and Plant Identification
MO-Grow Native
MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
MO-Missouri Plants
MS-USFS Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research
NC-Native Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)
OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey
TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants
TX-Texas Native Shrubs
UK-Plants For A Future
USDA FS International Institute of Tropical Forestry
VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology