E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

General:
Shrub; stems to 4 m tall.

Leaves:
Alternate, deciduous, narrowly to broadly elliptic or egg-shaped, 4-8 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, entire to sharply toothed, green or slight bloom, tips often pointed, lower surfaces hairy or just so along veins.

Flowers:
In dense clusters, appearing when leaves are about half formed; corollas often pink-tinged, cylindric to broadly urn-shaped, 6-12 mm long, 4-6 mm wide; calyx lobes pointed, glabrous.

Fruits:
Berries nearly globe-shaped, 6-12 mm wide, blue to blue-black with a pale grey bloom; sweet and juicy.