American beauty berry

The American beauty berry is a shrub native to Missouri and the southern United States.

It is an unusual plant in that the clusters of shiny berries along its branches are more striking in autumn than are its summer flowers.

Green leaves that oppose one another on the limb help to hide the clusters of small pink flowers in summer.

During autumn, as the deciduous bush's leaves fall, groups of lustrous beautiful berries take the stage.

Jelly and wine can be made from the berries of the American beauty berry bush.