Leaves: alternate, simple, deciduous; typically ovate but often 3-5 lobed, coarsely serrate; somewhat scabrous
Flowers: dioecious
Fruit: multiple of drupelets, purplish berry 13 mm long, oblong, juicy
Bark: smooth, light gray, becoming finely furrowed
Range: central Texas west through Arizona
Importance: fence posts, edible fruit
Best Recognized Features:
1. Milky sap
2. Variable leaves; ovate or 3-5 lobed