Buckbrush

Buckbrush, Indian Currant, Coralberry

(Symphoriocarpus orbiculatus)

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

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Buckbrush:

native small, scrambling shrub in the honeysuckle family
can form moderately dense undergrowth in open woods
found in fencerows, open woods, pastures, glades
has thin twigs with opposite, oval leaves, with bright red berry clusters in leaf axils in fall that are a wildlife food
not a problem weed, but more of a nuisance as an understory or fencerow plant
might be confused with invasive species amur honeysuckle and tatarian honeysuckle, but these have larger leaves and flowers and grow much taller; fruit is larger on these as well, and not as persistant as buckbrush fruit