Callicarpa americana. Edible yes, palatable eaten raw is subjective. Some folks think they’re tasty, others think they’re bland. They can be used to make wine and jelly. The birds absolutely love them!
ConsequenceHopeful10
I always eat one when I find them but they kinda just taste like opening your mouth in a perfume department to me, I need to try making jelly some day!
No_Arachnid6493
Wonder if they’d have a stronger taste if they were boiled down into a syrup…
Phallusrugulosus
Yeah that’s the native beautyberry. It’s not as tasty as it looks, but it’s fine.
Grendal54
Varies from plant to plant, some have a stronger taste than others. The crushed leaves make an excellent mosquito repellent when rubbed on skin and clothing.
GammoRay
American beautyberry (callicarpa americana) is edible, but raw berries are not tasty, However, they they make great jams! The leaves repel mosquitoes and other insects. You can recognize beautyberry by the way the berries form on the bare stems.
poncho5202
don’t pick up any part of florida off the ground and put it in your mouth
anOvenofWitches
Good source of pectin for preserving other (tastier) fruit!
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Beautyberry
American Beauty berry
Beautyberry! Great for jellies.
That was quick! Thanks all!
Callicarpa americana. Edible yes, palatable eaten raw is subjective. Some folks think they’re tasty, others think they’re bland. They can be used to make wine and jelly. The birds absolutely love them!
I always eat one when I find them but they kinda just taste like opening your mouth in a perfume department to me, I need to try making jelly some day!
Wonder if they’d have a stronger taste if they were boiled down into a syrup…
Yeah that’s the native beautyberry. It’s not as tasty as it looks, but it’s fine.
Varies from plant to plant, some have a stronger taste than others. The crushed leaves make an excellent mosquito repellent when rubbed on skin and clothing.
American beautyberry (callicarpa americana) is edible, but raw berries are not tasty, However, they they make great jams! The leaves repel mosquitoes and other insects. You can recognize beautyberry by the way the berries form on the bare stems.
don’t pick up any part of florida off the ground and put it in your mouth
Good source of pectin for preserving other (tastier) fruit!
Looks like Beautyberry
Everything is edible once
That’s a nerds rope
Yes I eat them and love them