American Beautyberry by danapommet

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jan 14, 2012

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Description

This is the American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) and it is native to the southeastern United States and Australia. It can typically reach 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) in height. A jelly can be made from its ripe berries. It has also been used to produce wine. I found it, in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, the northernmost portion of the Everglades. With over 221 square miles (596.47 km2) of Everglades habitat, the Loxahatchee Refuge is home to the American alligator and as many as 257 species of birds may use the Refuge's diverse wetland habitats each year. The flowers are in clusters, white to pinkish and will draw in butterflies when in bloom. The fruit is a berry, reddish purple with a highly distinctive metallic luster. American beautyberry has been found to be a natural insect repellent to mosquitoes, which can carry yellow fever and malaria, as well as the tick, which carries Lyme disease. This photo was taken 2 days ago and rotated 90 degrees for a better view. Some info from Wikipedia. Zoom works. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated. Dana

Comments (39)

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Faemike55

4:51PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

Cool capture Dana and great information

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adrie

4:53PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

Wonderful capture and information Dana.

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BIPOLARTWO

4:56PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

Great information and image - I had never heard of this berry before...

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mickeyrony

5:00PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

Very nice and probably very appetizing fruit as puree or gelly . Congratulations and many thanks for sharing ((5 + +)) Très joli fruit et surement très appétissant comme purée où gelée . Bravo et mille mercis de partager ((5++))

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Erestorfan

5:11PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

What a wonderful plant! Berries that can be made into jelly, wine, a bug repellent...and I'm sure many birds love them also. A very valuable plant to have around!! And a great shot! We have had a flock of about 20 robins around for the past few days, stripping our ornamental cherry and crab apple trees as well as our holly bushes. The bushes were LOADED with berries, but how there is not a spot of read to be seen. I love planting shrubs and trees that the birds love!

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ia-du-lin

5:36PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

great colors, beautiful plant, nice shot

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wotan Online Now!

5:50PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

Cool compo, perspective & colors contrast... beautiful shot Dana!

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flavia49

6:14PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

great shot

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blinkings

6:40PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

Interesting Dana. I must admit I have never seen one.

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MagikUnicorn

7:00PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

Nice I like the lovely colors and you capture the great time light

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mgtcs

8:58PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

Adorable image my friend, loved the colors and lighting, excellent shot!

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eekdog

9:59PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

great shot Dana, like the details.

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pixeluna

11:02PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

A great capture, they look delicious!

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Isabelle711

11:03PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

Gorgeous colors. :))))) Love the lighting. :)))))) It is so nice to see a sunny brite day. :)))))) Snowing here rite now. :)) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :))))) Most excellent capture. :)))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))

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Richardphotos

11:10PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

I like the contrasting colors very much and sharp focus

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0rest4wicked

11:12PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

Insect repellant, I did not know that! Great narrative of this vivid and useful plant!

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clbsmiley

11:45PM | Sat, 14 January 2012

What a beautiful colored berry!! :)

whaleman

1:23AM | Sun, 15 January 2012

Very nice colors on these Dana!

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bimm3d

2:45AM | Sun, 15 January 2012

wonderful colors!!

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jayfar

3:38AM | Sun, 15 January 2012

A lovely shot and a very versatile plant Dana.

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Katraz

3:50AM | Sun, 15 January 2012

Nice shot, lovely colour.

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durleybeachbum

4:34AM | Sun, 15 January 2012

What a rich and unusual colour! good pic.

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jendellas

7:00AM | Sun, 15 January 2012

Superb capture, I can almost touch & feel the texture of the leaves!! xx

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dakotabluemoon

7:22AM | Sun, 15 January 2012

Love the color of these berries great capture.

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jmb007

8:37AM | Sun, 15 January 2012

beaux fruits!

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MrsRatbag

10:26AM | Sun, 15 January 2012

I had only ever seen these in photos, until a couple of months back when I noticed that my neighbors across the street have it growing up the side of their house, and it was COVERED in purple berries. Really lovely! Great closeup of this "beauty"!

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