| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | 1-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: 1/4 to 1/2 inch smooth round berry ripening from green to reddish-purple or purplish-black. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White Other: Sometimes tinged pink to purple. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
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