Callicarpa americana
american beautyberry, french mulberry, bermuda mulberry, sour bush, bunchberry, filigrana, filigrana de mazorca, filigrana de pinar, foxberry, purple beautyberry, spanish mulberry, turkeyberry
Family
Verbenaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
crenate, dentate, serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
pink, purple, white
Flower Month
May - December
Height (meters)
1.0 - 3.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACU
Field Characters
A shrub with clusters of axillary flowers and fruit along the stem. Its leaves are soft, pubescent and aromatic when crushed. Square stem. Teeth along edge of leaves. Hair ball forms when rubbed.
Animal Use
Valuable as a wildlife food plant. Cattle take the leaves after grass matures and browse the twigs during winter.
Habitat
Sandy or rocky woodlands, usually moist and low rich bottomlands, fencerows, and the edges of swamps.