| Plant Habit: | Shrub Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Other: Green, turning shades of reddish-orange in fall. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Clusters of 1/4 inch white to greenish-white drupes. |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Other: Yellowish-green to yellowish-white |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: All parts of the plant are poisonous and contact with the sap causes severe itching, swelling and blistering in most individuals. |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
