Rhamnus alnifolia l'hér. Michx.

Shrubs, 0.5–1(–1.5) m, unarmed. Branchlets gray to brown, glabrous or pubescent. Leaves deciduous, alternate; petiole 5–15 mm; blade dark green to olive green on both surfaces, lanceolate-oblong to elliptic or lanceolate-ovate, 4.5–11 cm, herbaceous, base cuneate to rounded, truncate, or subcordate, margins crenate to crenate-serrate, apex obtuse to acute or acuminate, abaxial surface glabrous or puberulent along veins, adaxial surface glabrous or glabrate; secondary veins (4–)5–7 pairs, all diverging at nearly same angle. Inflorescences fascicles or flowers solitary. Pedicels 2–10 mm. Sepals 5. Petals 0. Drupes black, globose or slightly elongate, 6–8 mm; stones 3.