In fall, clustered all along the stems, are small, purple, rounded drupes. Beauty-berries are often used in making jellies and jams. This shrub grows in sun or shade and tolerates cold and drought. It attract butterflies during spring and summer and birds during fall and winter. Growing in open hammocks, along roadsides and in pinewoods, it is found in every county in the state.
Native plants can survive and produce a bounty without human interference.
That means more produce and less work. Before eating any part of a plant, make sure it has been properly identified. Be extremely careful. Even if the fruit is edible, that doesn't mean the entire plant is. Wilderness Skills and Outdoor Know-How .