Description ²

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White simple shaped, 5 petals
• Leaves: 1¼-3¾ inches long, ¾-1½ inches wide, variable shape, round-urn shaped, finely serrated with minute reddish-brown gland at tip of each tooth
• Bark: twigs red, older bark grey, smooth
• Fruit/Seed: blue/black cherry, ¼-1/2 diameter
• Height: 4-8 feet
• Flowering: May – July
• Habitat: bogs, swamps, open shrubby wetlands and forest openings

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Greg Funka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Funka
2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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