dbieger's Identifications

Hot and sunny afternoon

The tips of the corrolla sometimes has a light pink coloration. Most of the time the corollas, hoods and hors are white (or light pink).
The horns protrude through the hood. The flower is relatively small
Can tolerate very low temperatures. They habitat in moist soils. The leaves are dark green and the stem can be purplish-green.

Callicarpa Americana is a native plant to our region. This observation took place at 09:45 a.m. on Aug 30th of 2018. The weather was partly cloudy with a temperature of 78 degrees with a gentle breeze from the E @ 5 mph with no precipitation observed. This was spotted alongside a nature trail in a suburban environment. Though this species is cultivated for gardens it was found in an area with a variety of oaks, ferns, and other Callicarpa Americana leading me to believe that this plant was not cultivated. This species matched in visual similarity to research grade photos found on inaturalist. Other beautyberry species were compared and lacked the same leaf morphology and color of berry. In addition they lacked the multitude of local photos of this particular species