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Colonial from rhizomes, the aerial stems 2–4 dm; young twigs densely pubescent; lvs deciduous, oblanceolate to oblong-obovate, 1.5–3 cm, usually acute, finely ciliate-serrulate, tapering to the base, stipitate-glandular beneath; fls appearing with the lvs, in umbelliform racemes; cor pink to red, ellipsoid-conic, 5–7 mm; fr black, 5–8 mm; 2n=24. Sandy woods and barrens on the coastal plain; se. Va. to Ga. Apr. (Cyanococcus t.)
A shrub. It grows 80 cm tall. It loses its leaves during the year. It forms large colonies. The leaves are narrowly oval and 4 cm long. The flowers are cylinder shaped and 10 mm long. They are white or pink. The fruit are dark blue to black and 7 mm across.
