Lamiaceae

American beautyberry

Callicarpa americana L.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Callicarpa

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: جميلة الثمر الأمريكية
arz: جميلة الثمر الامريكيه
Chinese: 美国紫珠, 美國紫珠
English: American beautyberry
French: Callicarpe d'Amérique
German: Amerikanische Schönfrucht

Synonyms

Burchardia americana (L.) Duhamel
Burchardia callicarpa Crantz
Callicarpa americana f. lactea (F.J.Müll.) Rehder
Callicarpa americana var. alba Rehder
Callicarpa americana var. lactea F.J.Müll.
Callicarpa americana var. purpurea F.J.Müll.
Callicarpa serrata Moench
Callicarpa viburnifolia Salisb.
Johnsonia americana (L.) Mill.

Flowers

Flower colour: blue (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Kirk Olson from Jacksonville, FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.