This native high-climbing deciduous woody vine is common in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, rarely found in the Piedmont. The leaves look quite a lot like those of the related buckthorns (such as Frangula caroliniana) -- they're glossy above and have conspicuous and very straight parallel veins.

Craven Co., NC 8/27/06.

Unripe fruits. Supplejack fruits are dark blue when ripe.

Craven Co., NC 8/27/06.

Bark detail.

Craven Co., NC 4/14/07.

Habit.

Craven Co., NC 4/14/07.