Flower Notes:
White (Greenish-white with purple-anthered flowers in summer, but they are inconspicuous as they are hidden by leaves)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous, unmarred, dark green leaves in summer); Yellow (Fall color not ornamentally important; little fall foliage coloration before dropping yellowish)
Stem Notes:
Stout, brownish, glabrous, heavily lenticelled
Fruit Notes:
Green (A 1.0" long greenish edible berry in the fall)
Soil Notes:
Best in infertile soil to slow its growth
Range:
Korea, Manchuria, and Japan
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Alternate leaves, 3-5" long, with dentate margins and red petioles. Twining vine. Leaf scar raised and rounded like an eyeball.
