| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | 10 to 20 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: 1/4 inch blue to black berry, each containing 2 to 3 seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Winter |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Green Other: Yellowish-green to grayish. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Edible Parts: | Roots |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
