Plants high climbing. Leaf blade (4–)5–9(–12) cm diam. Berries usually 2–8 per infructescence, 15–25 mm diam. Seeds 9+ mm. 2n = 40.

Flowering late Apr–May; fruiting late Jul–Sep. Upland and lowland forests, swamps, thickets, forest edges, rocky ledges, hammocks, dunes; 0–1900 m; Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va.