This native, erect perennial grows from 1 to 3 feet tall. Larger plants have sets of 3 or 4 compound leaves arising in a whorl from a single point on the stem. Each leaf is usually divided into 3 leaflets with 2-3 lobes (A,D). Rising above and separate from the leaves is the flower stalk bearing a panicle of green to yellow-green flowers less than 1/2 inch wide. At the base of the 6 narrow petal-like sepals, the most visible part of the flower, are the small, greenish petals and a circle of yellow anthers (B). The colorful blue fruits are actually seeds with a fleshy deep blue covering. The photo (C) shows green fruits because ours dropped or were eaten before acquiring the color responsible for its common name.