Callicarpa dichotoma (Loureiro) K. Koch

Locations ofCallicarpa dichotoma (Loureiro) K. Koch in Virginia

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Family
Lamiaceae
Botanical Name
Callicarpa dichotoma (Loureiro) K. Koch
Common Name
Purple Beauty-berry
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Callicarpa dichotoma (Loureiro) K. Koch
Comments
An Asiatic species commonly sold in the nursery trade, sometimes illegitimately under the name "Callicarpa americana." Formerly placed in Verbenaceae (Atlas lll, etc.). Recent molecular evidence places this genus in the Lamiaceae, however its subfamily designation is unassigned suggesting provisional status within Lamiaceae.
Habitat
Old fields, disturbed forests, clearings, and shaded streambanks. Frequent cultivated, increasingly escaped, and aggressively invasive at several sites.
Native Status
Introduced

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