| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Plant Height: | 2-5 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 1/3 inch bristly, shiny green globose berry matures to reddish-purple. Each berry contains several minute seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Greenish-white |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Pollinators: | Bumblebees Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
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