| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Plant Height: | 8-12 inches |
| Fruit: | Other: Globose to ellipsoid glossy yellow to orange berry. Each fruit contains yellow to light brown seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Fall Late fall or early winter Winter |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Blue Purple Other: Greenish-white |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Winter |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: All parts of the plant contain toxic alkaloids. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
