Description: Deciduous plant, quadrangular stem that bends over the ground or over other plants. The leaves are oppositely compound, odd- pinnate,  heart-shaped. Tendrils are form on the petioles of the leaves. The flowers are regular and arranged in paniculate inflorescences, whitish in color, with a pleasant scent. The fruit are reddish nuts with long hairy growths, ripen in August-October.

Flowering time: June-August

Habitat: edges of deciduous forests

Interesting fact: in the past, stems were used for weaving beehives.