Espèce
• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Opposite
• Flower: White rounded cluster
• Leaves: oval with pointed tip, 2-4 inches long, 1 ¼-2 ¼ inches wide, short sharp teeth
• Bark: dark gray, deeply checkered furrows
• Fruit/Seed: slightly flattened, oval, berry, 1/3-½ inch long, green-purplish/red-blue/black
• Height: 10-25 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: hardwood forest openings, swamps, fens, wet meadows, lake shores, river banks