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Habitat:
Mesic slope forests.
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Species Description:
Small shrub with stems erect, unarmed. Leaves broadly truncate to sahllowly cordate at base, 3-5 lobed, gland-dotted beneath and sparsely hairy beneath. Racemes drooping and many flowered. Fruit is black and glabrous.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early May to mid July.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
There are no nodal spines on twigs. Leaves appeared dotted with red glands. The infloresences are racemose (arranged in a line on the flowering stem) and the pedicels are jointed at the base of the ovaries, the fruit. Berries are black and hairless.
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Management:
May tolerate some timber removal if done without excessive soil disturbance (disking/chopping) and if immediate vicinity of plant is protected from debris and direct cutting etc. Exotic pest plants are a threat to this species and should be removed.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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