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American Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Photo by suzmonk
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Field Notes

Description:

Easy to identify by the tight clusters of small, bright purple berries. I've read that they're used in jams and jellies. Folk wisdom about crushing the leaves and rubbing them on your skin to keep away mosquitoes is apparently ... true.

Notes:

Related spotting in my collection, showing green berries:<br>
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/36394078

Reference Links:

American Beautyberry - Callicarpa americana - Overview, Callicarpa americana, Scientists Confirm Folk Remedy Repels Mosquitoes

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