| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 5a |
| Fruit: | Other |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Other |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Malodorous |
| Flower Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Uses: | Cooked greens Good as a cover crop Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Bark Sap Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked Fermented |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light |
| Pollinators: | Self Other |
| Containers: | Preferred depth |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM: 9a,91,9 nn1 0 9:aCu991p 8i2Cbs |
| Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |
