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Callicarpa americana L.
American beautyberry

       
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Photo of Callicarpa americana L.
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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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Callicarpa americana L.

View 32 genera in Verbenaceae, 7 species in Callicarpa
 

Classification:
Callicarpa americana L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Lamiales
Family Verbenaceae – Verbena family
Genus Callicarpa L. – beautyberry
Species Callicarpa americana L. – American beautyberry
 

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. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

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

 

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

 
 
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