Family: Rosaceae, Rose view all from this family

Description A usually low-growing shrub with small terminal clusters of white flowers, followed by small black fruits, on hairless twigs.
Height: 4-6' (1.2-1.8 m).
Leaves: 2-4" (5-10 cm) long; ovate; shiny green above, hairless below; edges finely toothed.
Flowers: small; 5 petals around protruding reproductive parts; in upright clusters; May-June.
Fruit: small black berries, shiny at first but shriveled up by early fall.

Habitat Thickets, clearings, low woods, and swamps.

Range Ontario east to Newfoundland and south to Georgia and Arkansas.

Discussion Red, Purple, and Black Chokeberries are very similar, differing in berry color and in the degree of hairiness on the twigs, buds, and leaves: Red is the hairiest, Black is hairless, and Purple is in between. All three species are wonderful species for a native plant garden. In the wild, Black Chokeberry fruits are eaten by various species of birds.