American Beautyberry

Plant Profile
FYUSEE 3d Image	Common Name: American Beautyberry Other Names: French Mulberry, Beautyberry, Sourbush, Bunchberry, Foxberry, Turkeyberry, Spanish Mulberry Species Name: Callicarpa americana Family Name: Verbenaceae, Vervain Family Note: Learn more about American Beautyberry from Oklahoma Proven.


Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Perennial
Distribution in the U.S.	Southeastern quarter as far west as Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri
Distribution in Oklahoma	Eastern third of the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Long, arching branches
- Leaves oval, pointed and serrated
- Fine hairs on twigs; bark light gray-brown to gray
Floral
- Purplish-red clusters of spherical fruits around where leaves attach
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
- Leaf Blade Edge: Serrated
- Leaf Blade Edge: 6-15 centimeters
- Growth Form: Shrub
Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 4-5
- Flower Color: Pink
- Flower Timing: June-August
- Fruit Type: Drupes


Habitat/Ecology
Soil Type	Loam or sandy soil
Habitat	Wooded hillsides, bottomlands and in upland sites
Successional Stage	Mid