Range - Swamps and upland forest from Nova Scotia to Northern Ontario, south to Iowa, Ohio and North Carolina. Location on Manitoulin Island - Common in coniferous and mixed forest. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds or long-tongued insects, such as Hawk moths.
Birds eat the fruits, and then disperse the undigested seeds.
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