Plant
- Small to medium shrub
- Broad-leaved evergreen
- Often mistaken for holly
Twig
- Alternate leaf arrangement
- Compound leaves
Leaf
- Large, 6-12" long
- Alternate, compound
- 5-9 leaflets per leaf
- 1½-3½" long
- Sessile (no stalk)
- Spiny-toothed edges
Flower
- Small, 2-3" long clusters
- Bright yellow
Fruit
- Small, ⅓-½" long
- Blue to blackish berry with white waxy surface
