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Callicarpa americana L.

American beautyberry (en), Callicarpe d'amérique (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Callicarpa

Characteristics

A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 1-3 m tall. It has several branches. The leaves are broad and have strong veins. The leaves are downy on the underside. The leaves are 20 cm long and have teeth. The leaves turn golden colour in autumn. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The flowers are pink to purple and small. The fruit are brilliant mauve. They occur in tight clusters like bunches of grapes. The berries are 5 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.75 - 2.25
Mature height (meter) 1.8
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It will grow in most soils and conditions. It is frost resistant but sensitive to drought. It suits hardiness zones 6-10.
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Rich woods and thickets.
Light 4-7
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Dermatological Aid (bark), Urinary Aid (bark), Gastrointestinal Aid (fruit), Febrifuge (leaf), Herbal Steam (leaf), Antirheumatic (External) (root), Diaphoretic (root), Febrifuge (root), Herbal Steam (root), Antidiarrheal (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Other (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Urinary Aid (root), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Cancer(Skin) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

They can be grown from tip cuttings. It can also be grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Callicarpa americana habit picture by Collados Ana (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa americana habit picture by Chris Griggs (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa americana habit picture by Nick Emeric (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Callicarpa americana leaf picture by steve bryant (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa americana leaf picture by Chris Griggs (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa americana leaf picture by Teresa Teresa (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Callicarpa americana flower picture by Reagan Vernon (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa americana flower picture by Wendy Wendy Bowman (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa americana flower picture by ross goodman (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Callicarpa americana fruit picture by Justin LaRose (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa americana fruit picture by Diane Smith (cc-by-sa)
Callicarpa americana fruit picture by Gopal Sharma (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Callicarpa americana world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Conservation status

Callicarpa americana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319128-2
WFO ID wfo-0000767775
COL ID 5X83H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Callicarpa americana f. lactea Burcardia callicarpa Callicarpa americana Callicarpa viburnifolia Burcardia americana Callicarpa serrata Callicarpa americana var. alba Callicarpa americana var. lactea Johnsonia americana
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