Pigeonberry

This herbaceous plant is sometimes woody at its base. It grows about 1 m tall. Its smooth, finely haired leaves are acuminate and rounded at the base. They are 2.2 to 12 cm long and 1.5 to 6 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1 to 6 cm long. The white flowers form 6 to 15 cm long clusters in the leaf axils and at the ends of the stems. The fruit is a 4 to 6 mm by 3.5 to 5 mm red drupe. It contains a single round, flat seed.