• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White/green bell shaped
• Leaves: palmately lobed, 3-5 lobes, 1-2 ½ inches long, coarsely toothed edges, prominent veins
• Bark: Gray – red/brown, shedding, scattered prickles
• Fruit/Seed: smooth, round berry, ¼-1/3 inch diameter, green-purple
• Height: 20-40 inches
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: sedge meadows, fens, swamps, forest edges, thickets along shores