Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Chinese Beautyberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Callicarpa dichotoma
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Callicarpa dichotoma
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-04-002:
Callicarpa dichotoma
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
COMMON NAME:
Chinese Beautyberry, Purple Beautyberry
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Scott Hartley bas_c_dichotoma1_hartley
June Moore County NC
Similar in appearance to the native, but leaves are nearly glabrous below, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Scott Hartley bas_c_dichotoma1_hartleyb
June Moore County NC
Peduncle 1-2cm long, longer than the petiole of the subtending leaf, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.