The berries, 8-10 mm in diameter, turn from light green to black and are without a white waxy covering (FNA 2002). The round flower cluster at the top of the peduncle contains 10-35 green flowers with tiny sepals and petals both 3.5-5 mm long.
The two or three long flower peduncles arise from the base of the leaf and are longer than the leaf petioles and sometimes about as long as the leaf. Smaller leaves have a more level base and short pointed tip. The base of the larger leaves are heart-shaped and the tips are long pointed. The undersides are dark green and covered with whitish, transparent hairs mainly along the veins. The leaf blades are broadly to narrowly ovate with convex sides and 8-16 cm long.
There are many leaves along the stem and most of them have tendrils at the base that help them climb. Identification Comments General DescriptionÄowny carrion-flower is an herbaceous, annual vine that reaches up to 2.5 meters in height by climbing the surrounding vegetation. Viburnum acerifolium (maple-leaved viburnum).Polygonatum pubescens (hairy Solomon's-seal).Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stilt grass).Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower).Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle).Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar).Other codominant trees include pin oak and blackgum. Sweetgum is often the dominant tree or may be codominant with red maple. Red maple-sweetgum swamps often occur as a mosaic with upland forest communities. A hardwood swamp that occurs on somewhat poorly drained seasonally wet flats, usually on somewhat acidic soils.