Erect branching perennial to 5 feet tall with milky sap. Leaves are opposite, entire, ovate to lanceolate from 2 to 5" long. The inforescence is a loose axillary cluster of small white to greenish-white urn shaped flowers overtopped by the foliage. Bloom times May-July and found along roadsides, dry waste places and woodland margins. American Indians used the berries and roots in weak teas for heart ailments and as a diuretic. However, this plant is considered poisonous. The stems have been used for making rope.
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