| Author | Thunberg | |
| Distribution | Specimens from Henderson Co. in 1969 (Leonard and Cooper 2379 many herbaria); Swain Co. in 1989; Jackson Co. in 2019. All Montane counties. Specimens from Buncombe, Caldwell, and Forsyth counties are from cultivated plants.
Native of China and Japan; in N.A. NH and NY to IL and MO, S to NC, AL, TX. | |
| Abundance | Apparently not well-established in NC, probably rare. | |
| Habitat | Near railroad, disturbed streamside, county greenway. | |
| Phenology | Flowers April-May | |
| Identification | Most closely resembles E. umbellata, but flowers are single or paired vs. densely clustered; leaf blades smaller [1-2.5 (-5) cm vs. (2-) 3-8 (-10) cm long. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | None.
| |
| Other Common Name(s) | Cherry Silverberry | |
| State Rank | | |
| Global Rank | | |
| State Status | SNA (SE) | |
| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | | |
| USACE-emp | | |
