Callicarpa americana L.

Locations ofCallicarpa americana L. in Virginia

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Family
Lamiaceae
Botanical Name
Callicarpa americana L.
Common Name
American Beauty-berry, French-mulberry
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Callicarpa americana L.
Comments
Formerly placed in Verbenaceae (Atlas lll, etc.). Recent molecular evidence places this genus in the Lamiaceae, however its subfamily designation is unassigned suggesting provisional status within Lamiaceae.
Habitat
Various mesic to dry upland forests, maritime forests, successional pine
forests, forest edges, and disturbed habitats. Frequent in the s. and c. Coastal Plain (common in some localities), n. to Accomack, King and Queen, and Northumberland counties.
Native Status
Native

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