NameThatPlant.net: Callicarpa japonica

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Callicarpa japonica FAMILY Lamiaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Callicarpa japonica FAMILY Verbenaceae

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Beautyberry

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Callicarpa japonica FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Callicarpa japonica FAMILY Verbenaceae

3831

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: east Asia

Waif(s)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer
Pink to white/ Lavender
4-toothed calyx
4-lobed corolla
4 exserted stamens, attached to corolla tube
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Violet/ Purple
Drupe

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