Lamiaceae
Purple beautyberry
Callicarpa dichotoma
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Callicarpa
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 小紫珠, 白棠子树, 白棠子樹, 紫珠, 珍珠风子
- Czech
- Krásnoplodka vidličnatá
- English
- Purple beautyberry, Early amethyst
- Finnish
- Viuhkohelmimarja
- German
- Purpur-Schönfrucht
- Japanese
- コムラサキ
- Korean
- 좀작살나무
- Macedonian
- Виолетова красноплотка
- Russian
- Красивоплодник вильчатый
Synonyms
- Callicarpa dichotoma f. albifructa Moldenke
- Callicarpa gracilis Siebold & Zucc.
- Callicarpa jamamurasaki Siebold ex Miq.
- Callicarpa japonica var. angustifolia Sav.
- Callicarpa japonica var. dichotoma (Lour.) Bakh.
- Callicarpa purpurea Juss.
- Porphyra dichotoma Lour.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mirko Schoenitz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 村山史世 （Fumiyo MURAYAMA), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Robbie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 潘立傑 LICHIEH_PAN, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sinéad Tuttle-Lerner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.