A woodland plant producing clusters of white flowers followed by white berries on stout red stalks.
Plant Type
All Plants, Wild Flowers
Hardiness Zone
5
Sunlight
shade, partial shade
Moisture
prefers moist
Soil & Site
rich, moist woodland soils, optimum ph 5-6
Flowers
clusters of white flowers, poisonous white berries with a black eye spot (stigma scar)
Fruit
berries on a stout red stalk (pedicel)
Leaves
alternate, compound, divided 2 or 3 times (2-3 times ternate), usually glabrous beneath, toothed
Dimensions
reaches 2-3 feet by 2-3 feet
Propagation
90 days cold moist, intolerant of dry storage, division in the spring
Notes & Reference
#13-Growing Woodland Plants (Birdseye)
, #65-North Woods Wildflowers (Doug Ladd)
, #69-Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada ( Gleason, Cronquist), #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz)