Medium-tall shrub, hairless. Stems 2-winged, often reddish. Leaves broad oval, in opposite pairs, faintly aromatic when crushed. Flowers yellow with 5 petals and lots of stamens; June-August. Fruit a fleshy berry, first green, then red, and finally a purplish-black. Can be found deep in woods near stream. Spotters' score: 8 ref: p.152/1 |
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