| Description | A cultivated plant that has escaped into the wild. Many times planted by bird droppings. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small, waxy white flowers followed by red berries |
| Fruit | red drupes, hard black seeds |
| Leaves | A freely branching plant reaching over 3-4 feet in height. The leaves are really not leaves but small-flattened stems called cladodes. Grows from short rhizomes. |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Propagation | seeds, rhizomes, division |
| Misc Facts | Native to Europe. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this growing many times at the base of fence posts. Probably got there by bird droppings. |
| Notes & Reference | #193-Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada |
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