American Beautyberry

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) is native to the southern United States including Maryland to Florida, west to Texas and Arkansas, also Mexico, Bermuda, the Bahamas and Cuba. The berries are ripe right now in Florida. They attract many species of birds including Cardinals, Mockingbirds, Finches, Woodpeckers and many more. Don’t be fooled though. Pay attention to the scientific name, Callicarpa americana. That is the native plant.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

2 thoughts on “American Beautyberry”

  1. so what does Callicarpa mean, beautiful body? I think Calli means beautiful, but not sure about carpa, could be like corpus as in habeus corpus bring forth herby’s corpse…

    1. Hi Ken! Surely “carpa” refers to the freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae. So “calli” beautiful and “carpa” fish. Beautiful fish. Do you think?

      Thanks for reading my posts!
      Bren

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