• Shape: Small woody plant
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White nodding simple shaped, 4 petals
• Leaves: leathery, tapered tip, evergreen, toothless, hairless, ¼-1/ inch long and 1/10-2/10 inch wide, edges rolled under
• Bark: brown, branches wiry
• Fruit/Seed: round berry, shiny dark red, ¼-1/2 inch diameter
• Height: 3-5 inches
• Flowering: June
• Habitat: sphagnum bogs, fens