• Shape: Multi- stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: Yellow/green elongated cluster
• Leaves: palmately lobed, 3-5 lobes, coarsely toothed, prominent veins, 1-2 inches long
• Bark: new twigs green, hairy, and gland-dotted, older twigs dark reddish with white lenticels
• Fruit/Seed: smooth, round berry, 1/3 inch diameter, green-black
• Height: 2-5 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: open woods, streambanks, swamps, wet meadows, ravines