American Beautyberry
Plant Profile | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Soil Type | Loam or sandy soil |
Habitat | Wooded hillsides, bottomlands and in upland sites |
Successional Stage | Mid |
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