This native shrub grows up to 6 feet tall, Its branches are straight and gray (A). The leaves, up to 3 inches long and wide, have 3 lobes. They appear in clusters along the branches, along with bundles of yellowish, dangling tube flowers (B). The fruit is a spherical berry about 3/8th of an inch in diameter; it turns from green to red, and finally to black by late August (C).