American beautyberry Verbenaceae Callicarpa americana L.   symbol: CAAM2
	Leaf: Opposite, simple, elliptical to ovate, serrated margin, 3 to 5 inches long, fuzzy above and below, green above, white woolly beneath. Flower: Small, pink to bluish, tubular, appearing from leaf axils in mid to late summer. Fruit: Numerous, small, 1/4 inch in diameter, bright purple, ripens in late summer to early fall. Twig: Slender to moderate, scruffy gray-scaly and brown, light lenticels, oval leaf scar with a single bundle scar, buds small and naked or with a few scales. Bark: Brown with numerous raised lenticels. Form: Open shrub reaching heights up to 6 feet.
	No range map exists for this species. See a map of the states in which Callicarpa americana can be found (opens a new window). USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Callicarpa americana is native to North America.