Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Callicarpa americana

American beautyberry
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mary Ellen Gotto
  • Photo by: Louise Raterman

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

American beautyberry

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Callicarpa americana

Familia:

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Shrub

Tamaño:

4–8 ft tall by 3–6 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white, pink

Color de la fruta:

magenta or white

Fenología:

Deciduous to the north, evergreen in the south. Blooms spring-fall

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant, mass planting, casual shrub screen.

Consideraciones:

Cut back in winter to encourage blooming and good form.

Disponibilidad:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam

pH del suelo:

Adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds

Larval host for for spring azure butterflies and snowberry clearwing moths. Attracts various pollinators, especially bees. Documented bees include Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Dialictus placidensis, Halictus ligatus, Megachile brevis pseudobrevis and the none-native Apis mellifera (honeybee) (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Many bird species consume the fruit. Including catbirds, mockinbirds, and robins.

Hábitats nativos:

Dry mesic hardwoods, xeric hammock, scrubby flatwoods, flatwoods, disturbed dry-moist woods

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Sometimes used to make jelly which is noted for its color. There are three chemicals in the leaves that may be as effective as DEET as an insect repellant (Cantrell et al. 2005; Cantrell & Klun 2011). One, callicarpenal, apparently deters biting by the yellow-fever mosquito and the mosquito that spreads malaria. Callicarpenal and other compounds isolated from the plant also repell fire ants and ticks.

Comentarios generales:

Fruits are magenta. There is a white-fruited/white-flowered variety, uncommonly found naturally in Florida, that is sold occasionally.
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Citas:

Gann, G.D, C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). American beautyberry. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Callamer ). Accessed 2025. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, FL.


Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2025. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville, TN.


Watkins, John, and Thomas Sheehan. (1975). Florida Landscape Plants, Native and Exotic. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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