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Beauty Berries
Callicarpa americana
27.0998, -82.4543
Field Notes
Description:
A bush that is often not planted but springs up in your yard or garden. Leaves are rough and dull and berries when ripe are blue-lavender. the Mockingbirds particularly like them in the winter when there is less to eat.
Habitat:
Likely spread by bird droppings. These berries I saw at the school in Nokomis, but I have many just like them at home.
Notes:
They are a bit hard to keep under control if you have limited space, but if I trim them I always leave some branches with berries for the birds.
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