United States, Minnesota, Scott, At the rest stop on south-bound I35 just north of the Scott-Rice county line. NE1/4 of SE1/4 of section SE1/4 of Sec 35. 113N 21W 35
44.546565 -93.300959 +-301m. WGS84
44° 32' 17.000" N,93° 17' 45" W;collector
At the margin of an oak forest where it borders an old pasture (abandoned 20+ yrs) ... Associated with Zanthoxylum americanum, Viburnum lentago, Prunus pensylvanica, Rhamnus cathartica, Crataegus punctata.
A much branched shrub with 3 stems from one crown, each ca 3 m tall and 5 cm dia. Stamens 7-10, anthers white. No compound thorns present. Fruit red, shiny; L=0.95-1.10 cm, W=0.95-1.10 cm. Nutlets 3. Collected from same stemas #25622 (flowering specimen)