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Callicarpa americana
American Beautyberry
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Callicarpa americana L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		American Beautyberry
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Lamiales, Family Lamiaceae, Genus Callicarpa, Species Callicarpa americana


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low
Life form - Shrub
Park Rank - Park rare
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative Upland
Bloom Time - June
Bloom Time - July


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		2 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Big Thicket National Preserve	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
DeSoto National Memorial	Everglades National Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Russell Cave National Monument
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	10/28/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 3:59:20 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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